Vancouver Island marmot at risk of being wiped out: Wild Species report
Photo credit: Megan WilkinsAt least 2,253 species are at risk of being wiped out, according to a comprehensive new report on the status of wild plants, animals, insects and fungi in Canada.
If you exclude viruses and bacteria, Canada is home to about 80,000 species. Of these, 50,534 – including plants, animals, moths, butterflies, beetles and fungi – are accounted for in the latest report. The first report, published in 2000, catalogued only 1,670 species. The northern fur seal, barn owl and Atlantic cod are examples of species the report identified as imperiled. Vascular plants, moths and butterflies, and beetles are the taxonomic groups that have the most endemic species ranked as having likely disappeared from Canada, being critically imperiled and being imperiled at the national level in Canada, the report says.
In Budget 2021, the Government of Canada invested $2.3 billion over five years to support work with other governments, Indigenous groups and non-profit organizations that furthers the 30 by 30 goal and improves the country’s natural environment.
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