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Anglers and conservation groups make joint call for listing of endangered Interior Fraser River steelhead under Canada’s Species at Risk Act
2022 January 262024 July 8
Endangered Interior Fraser River steelhead were the object of a scandal in 2018 when bureaucrats at Fisheries and Oceans Canada unilaterally altered the conclusions of a multi-author scientific report the federal cabinet relied on in their controversial decision not to protect Fraser River steelhead under SARA. This action by DFO came to light in an FOI that was reported on by the Narwhal in 2021.
Read More Anglers and conservation groups make joint call for listing of endangered Interior Fraser River steelhead under Canada’s Species at Risk Act
Scientific literature
Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban estuary
2021 January 202024 July 8
Using tiny salmon ear bones, or otoliths, Raincoast researchers and partners were able to demonstrate that Chinook salmon from Harrison River rely on the Fraser estuary for one to two months while they feed and grow. These findings underscore the critical nature of this habitat for the persistence and recovery of Chinook salmon…
Read More Chinook salmon exhibit long-term rearing and early marine growth in the Fraser River, B.C., a large urban estuary
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Backgrounder: The 2019 fishery and endangered Fraser Chinook
2020 February 52024 July 8
This backgrounder on endangered Fraser Chinook has been produced by Raincoast Conservation Foundation, David Suzuki Foundation, and Watershed Watch…
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Scientific literature
New study shows Canada’s species at risk rarely recover
2014 December 82024 July 8
What do the North Atlantic Right Whale, the Woodland Caribou and the Spotted Bat all have in common? Like hundreds of other species in Canada, all three are at elevated risk of going extinct…
Read More New study shows Canada’s species at risk rarely recover
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Canada failing to protect habitat of imperilled species
2014 November 282024 July 8
Judith Lavoie / Desmog Canada
Official recognition that a Canadian species is in trouble is no guarantee that the slide towards extinction can be slowed or halted, a new study has found…
Read More Canada failing to protect habitat of imperilled species
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Canada’s endangered and at-risk species not recovering
2014 November 282024 July 8
New research shows Canada’s endangered and other at-risk species are not recovering…
Read More Canada’s endangered and at-risk species not recovering

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