British Columbia Needs a Species and Ecosystem Protection Act

British Columbia has the richest biodiversity of any Canadian province. It is home to 76 percent of Canada’s bird species, 70 percent of its freshwater fish species, and thousands of other animals and plants. Well over 3,600 species call BC home, and many of these, such as mountain goat and mountain caribou, live mostly – or only – in the province. For others, such as the migratory trumpeter swan and sandhill crane, BC is a critical wintering ground or stopover. Unlike most Canadian and US jurisdictions, BC still has all the large species that were present at the time of European settlement, including grizzly bears, wolverines, wolves, and cougars.

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