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Hi John & All,
Pyrrhic or not, one should not be comfortable until the threat of
runaway climate change is on track for being neutralized with time to
spare. So far the record on that front has been consistently negative.
If that is not effectively dealt with then everything goes down the
drain. I understand the sun is about to experience a brief cooler period
but, as things are going, that spare time is needed.
In any case rare species are just ornamental, in that being sparse
they don't pay their way in the ecosystem economy.
The enormous loss in numbers of once common animals, e.g. frogs and
toads, mostly due to habitat loss/degradation, is far more serious. In
the 50's, e.g. many secondary roads had a necklace of vernal pools for
tadpole rearing on both sides. With urban sprawl and road 'improvement'
these became history. And so on and so on.
YT, DW, Kentville
On 6/1/2020 9:21 AM, John Kearney wrote:
>
> This decision may be a pyrrhic victory as our forests, agricultural
> land, and wetlands continue to be pillaged by industry and
> recreational activities. We will see if a recovery plan written on
> paper will have any effect on saving wildlife. Despite having a Canada
> Warbler recovery team in place, the provincial government recently
> approved the expansion of a quarry in Annapolis County right up to the
> boundary of a wetland with nesting Canada Warblers. In this case, the
> project may not destroy their nests, but what kind of breeding success
> can we expect when it takes place so close to dynamite blasting.
>
> *From:*naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca *On Behalf Of *Peter Payzant
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 30, 2020 09:54
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject:* [NatureNS] "Top court rules Nova Scotia broke endangered
> species law"
>
> From The Chronicle Herald this morning:
>
> "A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has identified “long-term, systemic
> failures” by the provincial government to fulfill its legal
> obligations to protect vulnerable and endangered species.
>
> Justice Christa M. Brothers, in a written decision issued Friday,
> cited “a suite of failures of government” that breached the provincial
> Endangered Species Act.
>
> Wildlife biologist Robert Bancroft and the group he heads, the
> Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists, joined Blomidon Naturalists
> Society and the Halifax Field Naturalists in filing a court
> application against the provincial Lands and Forestry Department that
> was heard by Brothers on Sept. 23 and Oct. 1."
>
> Full story here
> <https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/top-court-rules-province-broke-endangered-species-law-455776/>.
>
> --- Peter Payzant
>
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<p>Hi John & All,</p>
<p> Pyrrhic or not, one should not be comfortable until the
threat of runaway climate change is on track for being neutralized
with time to spare. So far the record on that front has been
consistently negative. If that is not effectively dealt with then
everything goes down the drain. I understand the sun is about to
experience a brief cooler period but, as things are going, that
spare time is needed.<br>
</p>
<p> In any case rare species are just ornamental, in that being
sparse they don't pay their way in the ecosystem economy. <br>
</p>
<p> The enormous loss in numbers of once common animals, e.g.
frogs and toads, mostly due to habitat loss/degradation, is far
more serious. In the 50's, e.g. many secondary roads had a
necklace of vernal pools for tadpole rearing on both sides. With
urban sprawl and road 'improvement' these became history. And so
on and so on. <br>
</p>
<p>YT, DW, Kentville<br>
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style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">This
decision may be a pyrrhic victory as our forests,
agricultural land, and wetlands continue to be pillaged by
industry and recreational activities. We will see if a
recovery plan written on paper will have any effect on
saving wildlife. Despite having a Canada Warbler recovery
team in place, the provincial government recently approved
the expansion of a quarry in Annapolis County right up to
the boundary of a wetland with nesting Canada Warblers. In
this case, the project may not destroy their nests, but what
kind of breeding success can we expect when it takes place
so close to dynamite blasting