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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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5659

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Westwind Forest Stewardship Inc.

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The Government Response Strategy identifies as forest management as a threat to the massassauga - in particular roads and clearcutting. While roads may seems like an obvious threat, I wonder if there has been any evidence that given the type of roads (ie. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6151

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Toronto Zoo

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The Toronto Zoo fully supports the Ontario government's recovery goals for the Massasauga, Sistrurus catenatus, ( Carolinian and Great Lakes- St. Lawrence populations ) in Ontario. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6323

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The Massasauga is an important part of Ontario’s biodiversity. I want to make sure this species persists for future generations. I fully support the measures outlined in the draft Government Response Statement. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6331

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The Massasauga is an important part of Ontario’s biodiversity. I want to make sure this species persists for future generations. I fully support the measures outlined in the draft Government Response Statement. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6347

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Massasaugas are as important as every single other naturally occurring species in their ecosystem. Preservation of ecosystems, as intact as possible should be the overall target, and prevention of the disappearance of this particular species is paramount in southern Ontario. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6352

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Having worked in the Ojibway Prairie helping study the massasauga rattlesnake population, I urge the province of Ontario to implement population management actions, such as conservation translocations, for the Carolinian Massasauga population. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6355

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Ojibway Prairie, Ojibway Shores, Ojibway Nature Centre -adjacent southern lands, Spring Garden, Black Oaks, Cameron Wood Lot, etc...are all areas that house the endangered species (reference Friends of Ojibway Prairie - Essex County Field Naturalists - Windsor Ontario submissions for full list) and Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6358

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Please add this to the Ojibway Prairie Windsor Ontario related post regarding the Carolinian Canada and World Wildlife Fund efforts to restore species to our Ontario region. The loss of habitat and protection is going to cause extinction. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6371

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The Eastern Massasaga rattle snake in the Windsor Essex area is in extreme peril. I believe a captive breeding program to help bring thier numbers from approximately a dozen to less critical numbers is imperative. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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6372

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The Massasauga (Carolinian population) is a important species, that is need for population management actions that the Government of Ontario is able to offer under the Endangered species act. The Massasauga is an important species of Ontario, with relatively low public threat. Read more

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Development of government response statements for five species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007

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I am concerned with the carolinian population of eastern massasaugas. They have been imperiled for decades and have been steadily declining for the past century. Despite this though, it seems as though the government has done nothing whatsoever to stem the decline. Read more

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