Canada’s endangered species could disappear before being protected due to assessment backlog: commissioner

Canada’s process for assessing which native wildlife species are at risk of disappearing is critically under-resourced and falling further behind each year, a new audit has revealedAt the current level of support, it would take more than 30 years to complete assessments for more than 1,000 vulnerable species that are considered to be a priority by conservation scientists. These include species such as the Canadian toad, the horned lark and brook trout.