Feature:
8 Species At-Risk
"8 endangered species on Canada’s ‘at risk’list...
1. Rusty-patched bumblebee
The rusty-patched bumblebee...hasn’t been glimpsed in this country since 2009.
2. Burrowing owl Populations of burrowing owls...are dwindling for reasons that remain unclear.
3. Taylor’s checkerspot butterflyThe Taylor’s checkerspot was thought to have completely vanished from Canada before it was rediscovered in the Northern Gulf Islands of British Columbia.
4. Blanding turtleThe endangered Blandings turtle...was the chief concern in a recent court case that stopped a major wind farm project in Ontario.
5. Wolverine (Eastern Population)
The wolverine is a trickster in First Nations mythology...
6. Greater sage-grouse
The Greater sage-grouse, found in dwindling numbers in Alberta & Saskatchewan, is known for its spectacular courtship displays.
7. Whooping Cranes
Majestic whooping cranes...now number in the hundreds after declining to less than 2 dozen birds toward the end of the Second World War.
8. White Sturgeon
The white sturgeon...is struggling today even though its ancestors thrived for almost 200 million years....”
The Montreal Gazette
Oct. 31/2015
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