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David Webster, you write, > In any case rare species are just ornamental, in that being sparse > they don't pay their way in the ecosystem economy. > I beg to differ. The reason they're rare is environmental degradation. Some were once common, others less so, but they all had a place here in Nova Scotia. We have wrecked their habitat. Rehabilitation means restoring habitat and undoing the damage we've perpetrated, which will also address the "enormous loss" you mention: > > 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. > Doug Linzey Resident on a piece of recovering Acadian Forest in Arlington, NS > 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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