Requesting additional scientific information to be considered in the development of the recovery strategy for one species at risk

Species at risk in Ontario

Ontario is committed to protecting and recovering our province’s species at risk and their habitats, as outlined in our draft Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan to protect our air, land and water, address litter and waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help communities and families prepare for climate change.

In Ontario, once a species is listed as endangered or threatened, there is a process for gathering information and developing policy to support the protection and recovery of each species.

First, we engage individuals and organizations outside of government with expertise on the species to write recovery strategies. These documents form the foundation of scientific advice to government and can include knowledge from the public, stakeholders and Indigenous communities and organizations.

Once recovery strategies are finalized, we develop a government response statement for each recovery strategy. Each government response statement is a species-specific policy that includes:

• the provincial goal for the recovery of the species
• a summary of the prioritized actions we intend to lead and support in response to the associated recovery strategy

Draft recovery strategy

We invite the public and Indigenous communities to provide input on the draft recovery strategy for the following species:

• Yellow-breasted Chat

Please provide information on this species by January 6, 2020. This may include information related to the biology and distribution of the species, its habitat, threats, and/or approaches for protection and recovery.

All scientific input received will be considered in developing the final recovery strategy.

We will publish the final recovery strategy on Ontario’s species at risk website and on the Environmental Registry of Ontario. We will consider recovery strategy advice and other information, in preparing the government response statement for this species.

We will provide opportunities to comment on the potential impacts of implementing protection or recovery approaches, as well as areas for consideration in habitat protection, when we develop the government response statement and habitat protection approach.

Other information

Information on this species can be submitted

By email at: Recovery.planning@ontario.ca

By mail at:

Fiona McGuiness
Senior Policy Advisor
Species at Risk Branch
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
300 Water Street, 5N
Peterborough, ON K9J 8M5