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20 more species now endangered:[ME2 Edition] |
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NEWS |
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Toronto
Star. Toronto, Ont.: Jun 10, 1991. pg. A.3 |
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Newspaper |
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03190781 |
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465533271 |
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338 |
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OTTAWA (CP) -
Grizzly and polar bears are among 20 animals and plants added to this year's
endangered species list, bringing to 213 the number of species known to be in
danger or extinct in Canada. For instance,
the grizzlies on the Prairies are listed as extirpated, which means they're
gone completely, while grizzlies farther west are in the vulnerable category.
The two groups of grizzlies are counted as two species. Reptiles and
amphibians: Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, blue racer (a snake), eastern
yellowbelly racer, Lake Erie water snake, spotted turtle, eastern spiny
softshell turtle and smallmouth salamander. |
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Copyright 1991 Toronto Star, All Rights Reserved. OTTAWA (CP) -
Grizzly and polar bears are among 20 animals and plants added to this year's
endangered species list, bringing to 213 the number of species known to be in
danger or extinct in Canada. Chuck Dauphine
of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada wouldn't
discuss details in a recent interview, but said the list would be
controversial because it includes game species. Both the polar
bear and the grizzly can be hunted. Dauphine said his organization isn't
trying to stop hunting, but it does want more protection for the species on
the list. This year's
list, which was obtained by the Ottawa Citizen, adds four plants, two birds,
two fish, three mammals and seven reptiles and amphibians. However, some
species of animal count as two or three. For instance,
the grizzlies on the Prairies are listed as extirpated, which means they're
gone completely, while grizzlies farther west are in the vulnerable category.
The two groups of grizzlies are counted as two species. New to the
list this year: Birds: The
Louisiana water thrush and two populations of loggerhead shrikes (found in
Eastern and Western Canada). Mammals: Polar
bears, two groups of grizzlies and all three populations of Peary caribou in
the Arctic. Plants: The
Illinois tick-trefoil, the thread-leafed sundew, white prairie gentian and
golden seal. Fish: The
chestnut lamprey and northern brook lamprey. Reptiles and
amphibians: Eastern massasauga rattlesnake, blue racer (a snake), eastern
yellowbelly racer, Lake Erie water snake, spotted turtle, eastern spiny
softshell turtle and smallmouth salamander. Last year
naturalists said the peregrine falcon might be taken off the list this year.
But evaluation of its status isn't finished and nothing has been taken off
this year's list. The committee,
which acts as an advisory body for federal and provincial governments, listed
192 endangered species last year. More than 500
other species are waiting to be evaluated, biologist Cathy Keddy said. Most
of those are plants.
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