Category Archives: Protection of Species

Migratory Birds and the City

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: Migratory Birds and the City Decision considered: Podolsky v Cadillac Fairview Corp. [2013] OJ No 581 (QL) [Note as of date of writing this decision is not available online at Canlii or the Ontario Court of Justice]. In … Continue reading →

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Federal Court of Appeal confirms that a SARA protection statement must offer the critical habitat of a listed species real legal and non-discretionary protection

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Nigel Bankes

Case commented on: Minister of Fisheries and Oceans v. David Suzuki Foundation (the Killer Whale case) 2012 FCA 40 PDF Version: Federal Court of Appeal confirms that a SARA protection statement must offer the critical habitat of a listed species … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear ‘Special Concern’ Designation Raises Some Concerns of Its Own

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Jocelyn Stacey

PDF version: Polar Bear ‘Special Concern’ Designation Raises Some Concerns of Its Own Decision considered: Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act SOR/2011-233 October 27, 2011. On November 10, 2011, the Federal Government released its decision to … Continue reading →

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Giving legal effect to the designation of the Grizzly Bear as an endangered species under the Wildlife Act (Alberta)

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Shaun Fluker

PDF version: Giving legal effect to the designation of the Grizzly Bear as an endangered species under the Wildlife Act (Alberta)  Decision considered: Shell Canada – Application for licenses in the Waterton Field, 2011 ABERCB 007 In March 2008 the … Continue reading →

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SARA has a spine as well as teeth

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: SARA has a spine as well as teeth  Case commented on: David Suzuki Foundation v. Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Minister of the Environment, 2010 FC 1233 Eighteen months ago I blogged on Justice Zinn’s decision … Continue reading →

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