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Legislation
There
are three key pieces of legislation, provincially and
federally, that pertain directly to the conservation,
recovery, protection, and sustainable use of wildlife
species and their habitats in Nova Scotia.
NS Endangered Species Act
The
Nova Scotia Endangered
Species Act (NS ESA) was proclaimed in 1999 and was one of the
first provincial endangered species acts in Canada.
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NS Wildlife Act
The Nova Scotia Wildlife Act has been in place since
1989 and is responsible for the sustainable use and harvesting
of NS wildlife species.
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Federal
Species at Risk Legislation
The federal government passed the Species At
Risk Act (SARA) in June 2004.
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more information
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