I feel it is very important…

I feel it is very important to preserve both the plants and animals endemic to our country and each province. These are things that make Canada special and different.

Furthermore, people will travel ( thus bringing tourist revenue ) to experience the thrill of seeing them, whether they may as small as a, Vancouver Island Marmot, prickly pear cactus as well as several other vascular plants, blue spotted salamander in Ontario, the Maritime Shrew, a particular species of bird such as Ross’s Goose ,Harris’s Sparrow and If it still survives, the Eskimo Curlew. Additionally people come from around the world to observe and participate in activities, such as banding, a variety of species during their seasonal migration .It only takes one lifetime for a species to become extinct, as is the case with the Labrador Duck.

Often overlooked , a host of butterflies, invertebrates and fish such as the Copper Redhorse ,British Columbian sticklebacks, Eelpout (Lycodes lavalaei) and the Newfoundland Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus terraenovaeor) should not be allowed to go the way of the Shortnose Cisco, once numerous throughout the Great Lakes but last observed in Lake Huron's Georgian Bay in 1985 and now probably extinct.
Of course there are the more well known large mammals such as the grizzly and polar bears, and Peary Caribou.
In order for all these plants and animals to survive and thrive the biospheres within in which they reside must continue to be protected and undisturbed by any type of development other than very selective ecologically sound practices.
Add that to the spectacular beauty of our forests, mountains and other wilderness areas and it is obvious why we must continue to ensure that these are protected for future generations of Canadians as well as the world as a whole.