We won our court case for at-risk birds that depend on old-growth forests! 

BIG NEWS - we won our court case for at-risk birds that depend on old-growth forests!
You might remember that back in November we partnered with @Ecojustice and @Wilderness Committee to make a case that federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault had unlawfully limited the federal government’s protection of bird habitat under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) by protecting only their nests and not the wider habitat they need to survive and recover.
🎉 Well, we won the case! 🎉 The federal court has ruled that the current protection measures need to be reconsidered by Minister Guilbeault.
This is especially important for species like the Marbled Murrelet who nest in towering old-growth trees. The federal government will likely have to take steps to ensure protection of the habitat and ecosystems these threatened bird species rely on. This could lead to the protection of more old-growth forests and other habitats important to migratory birds, which is good for myriad other species that depend on them.
Learn more about the court case here: sierraclub.bc.ca/federal-cour...