PLANET IN PERIL

CBCnews Scientists, conservation groups want more movement from Pallister government on wetland protection. Story here. Great Blue heron. Hecla Island, MB PinP photo.

EcoWatch Climate scientists are all but assured that 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded. If that sounds familiar, 2014 and 2015 were also the hottest years since record-keeping began in 1880. Story here.

EcoWatch Whoever is managing Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources website must be wearing out the delete key. The word " climate " has been quietly stripped from the department's webpage dedicated to explaining the state's response to climate change, Raw Story reported. Story here.

NewRepublic Both leaders want the Keystone XL pipeline—and just might get their wish. Story here.

CBC radio An island crumbling into the ocean. A city that could go up in flames. A traditional lifestyle at risk. STORY HERE. A farm yard near Yorkton, SK,  circa 2010.  PinP photo.

Centre for Food Safety PinP photo.  The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada released a report today recommending that the monarch butterfly be protected as an endangered species due to population decline and ongoing threats to the butterfly’s epic migration. Previously, in Canada, the monarch was classified as a species of special concern; now the minister of the Environment and the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council have nine months to decide whether to add the butterfly to the endangered species list. Story here.

Nation of Change More than 20,000 elephants were killed for their ivory last year, leaving only about 415,000 remaining. Story here.