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Species at Risk Act: Report to Parliament, 2005.

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Message from the Minister

I am pleased to provide Canadians with the second annual report on the administration of the Species at Risk Act (SARA), covering January 1 to December 31, 2005.

SARA came fully into force in June 2004, and is an important tool to conserve and protect Canada's species at risk. SARA is a key component of our government's ecoACTION agenda, and is designed to work in a complementary fashion with stewardship programs and provincial/territorial legislation.

This report highlights progress by the federal government and its partners toward identifying and protecting species at risk across the country. Environment Canada has worked closely with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Parks Canada Agency to implement species protection and recovery measures on federal lands and in federal waters. Federal, provincial and territorial governments, Aboriginal organizations, conservation groups and private citizens have all been involved in protecting species at risk.

Highlights from this reporting period include:

  • The federal government signed a bilateral agreement for the protection and recovery of species at risk with British Columbia.
  • The Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk continued to engage Canadians in stewardship projects across the country. Approximately 152 projects that address terrestrial and aquatic species at risk issues were undertaken.
  • The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) continued its valuable work of assessing the status of species at risk. COSEWIC submitted 55 assessments in 2005.
  • In 2005, 112 species were added to the List of Wildlife Species at Risk, bringing the total number of listed species to 345 as of December 31, 2005.
  • The SARA Public Registry was expanded to include a wide range of SARA-related documents.

I can assure all Parliamentarians and all Canadians that our government is committed to protecting species and their habitats for the benefit of Canadians today and tomorrow.

For more information on SARA, or to get involved in conserving and protecting species at risk, I invite all Canadians to consult the SARA Public Registry at: www.sararegistry.gc.ca.

John Baird
Minister of the Environment


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