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Species at risk: a guide for Canadian entomologists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2019

Laura L. Timms Open the ORCID record for Laura L. Timms [Opens in a new window]  and
Rachel R. Rix
Laura L. Timms*
Affiliation:
Credit Valley Conservation, Natural Heritage Management, 1255 Old Derry Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 6R4, Canada
Rachel R. Rix
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Food and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, P.O. Box 550, Truro, Nova Scotia, B2N 5E3, Canada
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1Corresponding author (e-mail: laura.timms@cvc.ca).
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Abstract

The collection and preservation of insect specimens supply valuable information to entomologists. Collections are foundational to natural history, and paramount to the study of life history, systematics, and evolution. Rising concern over anthropogenic loss of biodiversity, including insect losses, has led to policies, strategies, and procedures being put in place in Canada to ensure the protection of wildlife species at risk. This document outlines necessary information to help researchers ensure that they are in compliance with Canadian legislation when carrying out research involving the collection of insects. We include an overview of the federal Species at Risk Act, and provincial and territorial legislation protecting at-risk wildlife, and how wildlife species in Canada ranked and are assessed as being at risk. We also discuss prohibitions outlined in the federal Species at Risk Act and penalties for violating these prohibitions; providing examples from case histories on convictions under the act.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 151 , Issue 4 , August 2019 , pp. 411 - 422
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© Entomological Society of Canada 2019 

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Subject editor: Amanda Roe

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