Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ainslie Cruickshank, The Narwhal
Publication Date: January 31, 2025 - 14:16
Two federal cabinet ministers sued over delay in protecting B.C.’s orcas
January 31, 2025
Conservation groups in B.C. are suing two federal cabinet ministers over their failure to recommend an emergency order to protect highly endangered orcas.The legal action filed this week comes two months after Fisheries and Oceans Canada Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Environment and Climate Change Canada Minister Steven Guilbeault determined the waning population of southern resident killer whales faces imminent threats to its survival. There were just 73 orcas left in the population as of the latest census, in July, 2024.
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