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British Columbia is developing its own law to protect species at risk
Environmentalists hope the long-awaited legislation will compensate for shortcomings in the federal Species at Risk Act
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Environmentalists hope the long-awaited legislation will compensate for shortcomings in the federal Species at Risk Act
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