I think one thing that is often overlooked in our conversation around landscapes and regions.... To be sure, habitat is critical, but one of the things we'd like to ensure doesn't get lost in that perspective is individual species. We have many individual species at risk, more than 600 in Canada. It's a challenge to keep them from going extinct, and I think we need to find some space within the plan to respond to the pressures facing individual species.
On April 24th, 2012. See this statement in context.