Endangered salmon are left to flounder as Canada hosts COP15

Endangered salmon are left to flounder as Canada hosts COP15

By Rochelle Baker

Source: national observer

12/9/2022

The federal government is touting lofty goals at the United Nations biodiversity conference underway in Montreal, but Ottawa is failing to save iconic salmon and steelhead trout populations on the edge of extinction, B.C. conservation groups say.

At the opening ceremony on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noted the summit, known as COP15, is a milestone moment for nature in the face of the global biodiversity crisis.

Positioning itself as a global leader, Canada has promised to protect 30 per cent of its lands and waters by 2030 and halt and reverse biodiversity loss by the same deadline. Trudeau is pushing other countries to make similar commitments.

Steelhead Trout

Salmon, Atlantic

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