Cosewic Assessment And Update Status Report On The Eastern And Western Yellow Bellied Racers Coluber Constrictor Flaviventris And Coluber Constrictor Mormon In Canada Electronic Resource PDF Download

In the spirit of cooperation of the Accord, the Government of British Columbia has given permission to the Government of Canada to adopt the "Management Plan for the Racer (Coluber constrictor) in British Columbia" (Part 2) under section 69 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). [...] The Minister of the Environment is the competent minister under SARA for the Yellow-bellied Racer and has prepared this management plan (Part 1) as per section 65 of SARA. [...] The B. C. Ministry of Environment led the development of the attached management plan for the Racer (Part 2) in cooperation with Environment Canada. [...] Common and scientific names for the Western Yellow-bellied Racer in this federal addition (Part 1) follow the naming conventions of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). [...] The purpose of a SEA is to incorporate environmental considerations into the development of public policies, plans, and program proposals to support environmentally sound decision-making and to evaluate whether the outcomes of a recovery planning document could affect any component of the environment or achievement of any of the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy's4 (FSDS) goals and targets.