SARA Flashcards
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Canadian species at risk act (SARA)
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protect species that are at risk and their habitats as well
2
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categories
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3
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how does it work?
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committe on the stutus of endangered wildlife in canada (COSEWIC)
- selection of spicies forassesment
- data compiled and generation of COSEWIC report
- statues aasesment of risk of extinction or extirpation
- assesment goes to cabinet (what species are gonna be at risk and which/how they will be protected)
4
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sara assesment process:in the cabinet
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- official list of species at risk (recive protection)
or
- some species are referred back (for more reserch)
or
- others are not listed
they have to take social-economic consequeces to canada
5
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implication of listening in Schedual 1
list of wildlife species at risk
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- NO TAKE : species cannot be killed or harmed
- PROTECTION: critical habitat must not be demaged
- RECOVERY STRATEGY: obligation to prepere recovery strategies(within a 1 for - endengered species; 2 years for -threated species)
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