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La voie du rétablissement: une comparaison entre les stratégies du Canada et des États‐Unis en faveur du rétablissement des espèces partagées en voie de disparition
Author(s) -
Olive Andrea
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12090
Subject(s) - endangered species , threatened species , interview , biodiversity , geography , business , environmental resource management , ecology , political science , biology , habitat , economics , law
Canada and the United States share 30 endangered or threatened species. This paper examines the recovery process for species at risk under the two country's domestic laws: Canada's Species at Risk Act and the American Endangered Species Act. These two countries could be working together to recover shared species, especially migratory and cross‐border species. Through comparing the recovery strategies and plans for the 30 species, and interviewing recovery team members on both sides of the border, it is shown that cross‐border collaboration is limited. The paper argues that more collaboration, data sharing, and cross‐border recovery teams are needed. Biodiversity loss is an increasing problem in both countries.