We've already seen the Liberals approve strychnine to kill gophers in the Prairies, which is a threat to guys like this, the Burrowing Owl, which can die from eating contaminated gophers & loss of nesting habitat due to less burrows to nest in. #cdnpoli
Alex Goatcher
Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting. This plus funding cuts to Parks Canada that has led to the decimation of Resource Conservation teams will lead to more animals becoming critically endangered or extinct. #cdnpoli
Alex Goatcher
Budget cuts have left the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada struggling to do its job even as the number of species at risk of extinction in the country steadily climbs. @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports.
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One commissioner said it’s like ‘providing a fire department with garden hoses for three-alarm fires.’
