Brant under watch for Jefferson Salamander.New regulations from the Ministry of Natural Resources will put developers on their toes when it comes to sensitive habitat. The MNR MNR Ministry of Natural Resources MNR Metro North Railroad (New York, NY) MNR Manor MNR Mouvement National Républicain (French: National Republican Movement) sent local municipalities notice that draft regulations for more stringent protection of habitat for certain threatened or endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , are making the rounds. The species include the Barn Owl barn owl Any of several species of nocturnal birds of prey (genus Tyto), sometimes called monkey-faced owls because of their heart-shaped facial disk and absence of ear tufts. Barn owls are about 12–16 in. , Eastern Prairie Fringed-Orchid, Engelmann's Quillwort quillwort, common name for several species of the plant genus Isoetes, which grow in ponds, slow streams, and swampy places. See Lycopodiophyta. , Few-flowered Club-rush, Jefferson Salamander, American Badger, Peregrine Falcon, Western Silvery Aster and Wood Turtle. The County of Brant brant or brant goose, common name for a species of wild sea goose. The American brant, Branta bernicla, breeds in the Arctic and winters along the Atlantic coast. was targeted by the Ministry as containing lands providing habitat for some or all of these species, particularly the Jefferson Salamander. The species is known to exist in only a few locations in the province. David Johnson, Director of Planning for the county, was not surprised at the possibility of stricter habitat preservation rules. He said that local builders and developers had likely been getting away with not dealing with endangered species habitat protection for "a long time." Under the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement and the 2008 enactment of the Endangered Species Act The federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (16 U.S.C.A. §§ 1531 et seq.) was enacted to protect animal and plant species from extinction by preserving the ecosystems in which they survive and by providing programs for their conservation. , the county has a responsibility in protecting the significant habitats of endangered and threatened species. The consultation process will likely to take less than a year before the province adopts its new rules. For more information, contact Karine Beriault, MNR Species At Risk Biologist, at 905-562-0041. |
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