THE SILENT COLLAPSE OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE

 

🚨 Canada’s most endangered ecosystem is disappearing in silence, and we need YOUR voice to help save it! 🚨

Did you know that North American temperate grasslands are disappearing faster than tropical rainforests? From biodiversity collapse to the terrifying spread of destructive invasive wild pigs, our terrestrial ecosystems are facing a quiet crisis—and the current provincial patchwork of laws isn't enough to stop it.

As a UNEP-accredited charity, The Friends of the Saskatoon Afforestation Areas Inc. has stepped up. We have officially submitted an evidence-based policy brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance for the 2026 Pre-Budget Consultations, tackling three critical pillars:

🌾 National Terrestrial Biodiversity Protection for Species at Risk

🐗 A National Wild Pig Act & Coordinated Eradication Strategy

🌎 Federal-Level Protection for our endangered Temperate Grasslands

📋 Our Core Recommendations to the Federal Government:

1️⃣ Implement a National Terrestrial Biodiversity Protection Framework with dedicated federal funding to protect endangered grasslands, manage invasive species, protect threatened species and their habitats, and secure measurable ecosystem restoration across Canada.

2️⃣ Enact a National Wild Pig Act to replace fragmented provincial rules with a synchronized, science-based national eradication and monitoring strategy.

📢 HOW YOU CAN HELP (Action Required before May 22!)

The committee reads hundreds of briefs, but together, we can make this cause unignorable on Parliament Hill.

👉 ENGAGE YOUR LEADERS: We are asking everyone to download, read, and SHARE this brief with your local Member of Parliament (MP), provincial Senators, Parliamentary Secretaries, and Ministers holding portfolios in Environment, Climate Change, Agriculture, and Emergency Preparedness.

Let’s remind our leaders that protecting our land is an essential investment in climate resilience, biosecurity, and the future of Canadian communities. 🇨🇦🌾

🔗 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16dBuylhHCSpCvTRL4wpUb6RLCD-p-xOQ?usp=sharing

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