Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback whales from list of ‘threatened’ species

Photo, courtesy Jonathan Haward, The Canadian Press

"No one gives a damn about humpback whales" said almost no one.

Ottawa removing North Pacific humpback whales from list of ‘threatened’ species

By Peter O'Neil, Calgary Herald/Vancouver Sun/Postmedia News April 22, 2014

OTTAWA — The Harper government is downgrading the protection of the North Pacific humpback whale despite objections from a clear majority of groups that were consulted.

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Photo, courtesy Jonathan Haward, The Canadian Press

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