Recovery Plans

 

Provincial Recovery Plans can be developed for freshwater fish (excluding Salmonids) and non-migratory wildlife that have been provincially listed as endangered or threatened. BC Conservation Data Centre or Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada provides species listings. Recovery plans consist of a recovery strategy and an action plan. The recovery strategy outlines:

 

·        What is and is not known about a species or ecosystem;

·        Identifies threats to the species or ecosystem and what should be done to mitigate those threats;

·        Identifies the species' critical habitat if possible;

·        Sets the goals, objectives and approaches for the recovery of the species or ecosystem; and

·        States when the action plan will be completed.

 

Action plans include detailed information about what needs to be done to meet the objectives of the strategy, and an evaluation of the socio-economic costs associated with recovery efforts. Generally, recovery plans are prepared by a recovery team. A recovery team may be led by and consist of agencies responsible for the management of the species or ecosystem, universities, conservation groups, aboriginal groups, and stakeholder groups, as appropriate.

 

Provincial recovery plans are generally led by the Biodiversity Branch of the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection. These plans are tied to National recovery planning, which is coordinated by the Recovery of Nationally Endangered Wildlife program.

 

Background Material and Web Resources

 

·                                Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, Endangered Species website: http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/atrisk/