Municipalities invited to provide input on species at risk

Environment and Climate Change Canada is inviting municipalities to comment on the proposed amendment to Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA): the List of Wildlife Species at Risk_21 Terrestrial Species. The complete set of statements and the consultation path (normal or extended) for each species are available online.    

More information on the listing and consultation processes for terrestrial species, as well as the possibility to amend Schedule 1 by adding or reclassifying species, is available in the “Consultation on Amending the List of Species under the Species at Risk Act -Terrestrial Species: January 2018" document.

Please ec.registrelep-sararegistry.ec [at] canada.ca (email your comments) to the Species at Risk Public Registry or submit in writing to: 

Director General, Assessment and Regulatory Affairs
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St. Joseph Blvd
Gatineau, QC  K1A 0H3

Comment deadlines: 

• May 22, 2018, for species following the normal consultation process
• October 22, 2018, for species following an extended consultation path