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Orca Habitat to be Protected
Tides Canada celebrates the work of Ecojustice, a Tides Top 10 pick for 2008, and their recent victory in pushing the Federal Government to protect the habitat of killer whales.
A lawsuit filed by Ecojustice alleging the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) had failed to protect Orca habitat has resulted in a legal order that will provide legal protection for the endangered species’ habitat – a stunning policy reversal by the Federal Government.
This marks a victory for BC’s most iconic species and for the environmental groups behind the lawsuit: Dogwood Initiative, Environmental Defence, David Suzuki Foundation, Raincoast Conservation Society, Sierra Club of BC, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Greenpeace, Georgia Strait Alliance and Wilderness Committee. It also marks the first time Canada has ever issued an Order under its Species at Risk Act to protect critical habitat.
“To give this Order teeth, DFO must keep killer whales’ critical habitat free of tanker traffic and the risk of catastrophic oil spills,” said Will Horter of Dogwood Initiative.
From EcoJustice Homepage
