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<div>Updated Policy re: Jefferson Salamanders</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Lulu </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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<div><b>From:</b> Environmental Registry Alerts <registryalerts@eco.on.ca></div><div><b>To:</b> Louisette Lanteigne <water.lulu@yahoo.ca></div><div><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 1, 2019, 9:50:13 a.m. EST</div><div><b>Subject:</b> "jefferson salamander" in New Policy Decision Notice: Title: Developing government response statements for six species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007</div><div><br></div>
<div><div id="ydp1014941eyiv5154650366"> <div> <table style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;width:100%;background-color:#f6f6f6;margin:0;padding:0;" bgcolor="#f6f6f6"><tbody><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:0;" valign="top"></td> <td width="600" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;display:block !important;max-width:600px !important;clear:both !important;width:100% !important;margin:0 auto;padding:0;" valign="top"> <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;max-width:600px;display:block;margin:0 auto;padding:10px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;border-radius:3px;background-color:#fff;margin:0;padding:0;border:1px solid #e9e9e9;" bgcolor="#fff"><tbody><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;vertical-align:top;color:#fff;font-weight:500;text-align:center;border-radius:3px 3px 0 0;background-color:#348eda;margin:0;padding:20px;" align="center" bgcolor="#348eda" valign="top">“jefferson salamander” in New Policy Decision Notice:
Title:
Developing government response statements for six species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:10px;" valign="top"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><tbody><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Title: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top">Developing government response statements for six species at risk under the Endangered Species Act, 2007</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Ministry: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top">Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Date Decided: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top">2019-02-28</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>URL: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><a href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/displaynoticecontent.do?noticeId=MTM3NDMz&statusId=MjA5NDQx&language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/...</a></td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top"><strong>Registry #: </strong></td>
<td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;vertical-align:top;margin:0;padding:5px;" valign="top">013-3761</td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td colspan="2" style="font-size:14px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;margin:0;padding:20px 0px;" valign="top"><div style="text-align:center;"><b>1 Excerpt Mentions “jefferson salamander”:</b></div></td></tr><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td colspan="2" style="font-size:14px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;margin:0;padding:20px 0px;" valign="top">“...Policy <p></p><p align="left">Summary </p><p align="left">We finalized species-specific policies (government response statements) outlining the actions we intend to lead and support to protect and recover six species at risk in Ontario: four salamander species (Jefferson, Small-mouthed and two dependent Unisexual Ambystoma species), Nine-spotted Lady Beetle and River Darter.</p><p align="left">Decision details</p><p align="left">We finalized the government response statements for: <br>• <span style="background-color:yellow;">Jefferson Salamander</span> and Unisexual Ambystoma (<span style="background-color:yellow;">Jefferson Salamander</span> dependent population) (combined policy)<br>• Nine-spotted Lady Beetle <br>• River Darter <br>• Small-mouthed Salamander and Unisexual Ambystoma (Small-mouthed Salamander dependent population) (combined policy)<br></p><p align="left">Changes to government response statements</p><p align="left">We made minor modifications to the proposed versions to: <br>• improve clarity <br>• better describe the intent or importance of specific actions. <br><br>We made these changes based on input received from: <br>• public consultation <br>• provincial ministries <br>• the federal government. <br><br>The combined government response statement for <span style="background-color:yellow;">Jefferson Salamander</span> and Unisexual Ambystoma (<span style="background-color:yellow;">Jefferson Salamander</span> dependent population) builds on and replaces the previous government response statement for <span style="background-color:yellow;">Jefferson Salamander</span> (2010). <br><br>The combined government response statement for Small-mouthed Salamander and Unisexual Ambystoma (Small-mouthed Salamander dependent population) is an update to a government response statement previously finalized for Blue Racer, Lake Erie Watersnake and Small-mouthed Salamander (2017). <br></p> Comment(s) Received on the Proposal: 3 <p>Public Consultation on the proposal for this decision was provided for 45 Days, from November 08, 2018 to Decembe...”</p></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;width:100%;clear:both;color:#999;margin:0;padding:20px;"> <table width="550" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><tbody><tr style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin:0;padding:0;"><td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;vertical-align:top;text-align:center;margin:0;padding:0 0 20px;" align="center" valign="top">
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