Orca advocates sue federal ministers over lack of action on endangered whales

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News
Rochelle Baker
2025 01 31

“We’re not doing a good job of reducing the threats to an extent that can promote their recovery.”
The southern residents are already listed as endangered under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), and the federal government’s imminent threat assessment in November re-confirms the whales are still in peril, he noted. But the responsible ministers still haven’t recommended an emergency order be considered by Cabinet.