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Two federal cabinet ministers sued over delay in protecting B.C.’s orcas
The Globe and Mail
Ainslie Cruickshank
2025 01 31
…The conservation groups are now asking the Federal Court to order the ministers to recommend cabinet issue an emergency order under the Species At Risk Act or declare the ministers’ delay
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
Multiple conservation groups sue Feds over delay in protecting Southern Resident killer whales
Capital Daily
Robyn Bell
2025 01 30
…An assessment last fall from the ministries determined that SRKW face imminent threats for survival—a determination that would direct the ministers to recommend an emergency order to increase legal protections for the whales
Canada sued over delay in protecting endangered killer whales
Business Intelligence for B.C.
Stefan Labbé
2025 01 28
…Six environmental groups are suing two federal ministers over a delay in issuing an emergency-order recommendation to protect B.C.’s endangered killer whale population.
The legal action, filed Monday at a Vancouver
Government failure to recommend emergency order to protect endangered orcas prompts legal challenge from conservation groups
Georgia Strait Alliance
2025 01 28
…The groups contend that after months of urging government to use the tools available under SARA to protect the Southern Residents, they had no choice but to turn to the courts for action. This
‘The whales are in crisis’: two federal ministers sued over delay in protecting B.C.’s orcas
The Narwhal
Ainslie Cruickshank
2025 01 28
…The conservation groups are now asking the Federal Court to order the ministers to recommend cabinet issue an emergency order under the Species At Risk Act or declare the ministers’ delay to be
Canadian regulators lag behind U.S. after harmful ‘forever chemicals’ found in fertilizer, say experts
Business Intelligence for B.C.
Stefan Labbé
2025 01 15
…The Canadian federal government is in the process of developing a chemical management plan for PFAS. A July 2024 updated draft state of PFAS in Canada found contamination from “forever chemicals”
Colorado to capture 15 B.C. wolves to reintroduce the population to the state
Yahoo News
CBC
2025 01 14
…Chelsea Greer, the director of the wolf conservation program at the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, says B.C. offering up wolves from its wilderness is full of unknowns.
“It’s all incredibly stressful and raises some welfare
Federal Court upholds RBT2 Megaport expansion, in a setback to legal protection for species at risk
Georgia Strait Alliance
2025 01 13
…Cabinet approved the project despite accepting the conclusion of the independent environmental assessment that the project would have significant adverse effects on the Southern Residents and their main prey source, Chinook salmon.
The Vancouver
This Vancouver megaport expansion could harm killer whales. Approving it still didn’t breach endangered species law, court says
The Narwhal
Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood
2025 01 13
…“Even since this case was filed and was heard the population has declined further,” Dyna Tuytel, a lawyer with the environmental law charity Ecojustice, said. “This is a really urgent and critical
Federal Court rejects environmentalists’ bid to halt B.C. port expansion
The Canadian Press
Darryl Greer
2025 01 13
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This Might Be the Coolest Alaska Cruise to Take in 2025
Travel Leisure
Kevin West
2025 01 04
…It was the boat that got me. Swell, run by Maple Leaf Adventures out of Victoria, British Columbia, was built in 1912 as a wooden-hulled tugboat. Refitted in 2004, it now operates as
Researchers find famous orca mother carrying body of another dead calf
Canada’s National Observer
Brieanna Charlebois
2025 01 03
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In deep mourning, famous orca mom drapes her dead calf over her head, again: experts
Vancouver Sun
Brieanna Charlebois
2025 01 02
…Hanson said researchers are concerned about Tahlequah’s welfare as she continues to carry the calf’s body, draped over the top of her head.
“That essentially results in a lot more drag, and so
Grieving orca mother Tahlequah carries dead baby for the second time
CTV News
Mina Kerr-Lazenby
2025 01 02
…As was the case with the loss of her first daughter, Tahlequah has been seen carrying the body of her deceased second daughter with her. In 2018, the mother of four carried the
Comment: Life for southern resident killer whales not getting better
Times Colonist
Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
2025 01 02 …
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