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University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.
Researchers said 493 species remain in B.C.’s endangered category and 1,233 are vulnerable, underscoring limited recovery despite conservation efforts.
- A new study from Simon Fraser University, published March 23 in the journal Facets, found that only 14 species saw genuine improvement in their status between 2008 and 2025.
- The province lists 493 species in the endangered red category, a figure that has grown since 2008 as the government added species to the list.
- Peter Thompson, the study's co-author and post-doctoral researcher at Simon Fraser University, noted the most common pattern was for nothing to change; researchers documented more than 900 ghost species known to be at risk but not listed.
- The study suggests an overreliance on non-profit land trusts results in uneven and geographically patchy protection, while few species have been listed under the provincial Wildlife Act since 1996.
- Canada's Species at Risk Act covers only about one per cent of the province, as the legislation is meant to protect species located specifically on federal land.
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University Study Finds Few Improvements to At-risk Species in BC
As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly’s wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are a rare sight. Both remain on B.C.’s endangered species list, a status that hasn’t changed for many at-risk species in the province in more than two decades, says a new study from Simon Fraser University. The study, published March 23 in the journal “Facets,” looked at the B…
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University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C.
VANCOUVER - As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly's wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are
University study finds few improvements to at-risk species in B.C. – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly’s wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are a rare sight. Both remain on B.C.’s endangered species list, a status that hasn’t changed for many at-risk species in the province in more than two decades, says a new study from Simon Fraser University. The study, published March 23 in the journal “Facets,” loo…
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