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  • A Southern Resident killer whale's dorsal fin breaks the surface of blue water.
    Conservation updates

    Extinction is too high a price for a pipeline

    2026 August 192026 September 4

    The federal government has taken the first step toward fast-tracking a new oil pipeline and tanker terminal in the Fraser River Estuary – bypassing the environmental review that would normally assess its risks, impacts, and merit.

    Read More Extinction is too high a price for a pipelineContinue

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    Letter in Science identifies the contradiction between protecting economic growth and biodiversity in Canada’s Fraser River Estuary 

    2023 July 52026 August 13

    The letter, asking whether Canada will permit killer whale extinction, identifies Canada’s conflicting aspirations and obligations to protect biodiversity while continuing to permit megaprojects that destroy the critical habitat of threatened and endangered species.

    Read More Letter in Science identifies the contradiction between protecting economic growth and biodiversity in Canada’s Fraser River Estuary Continue

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