Landowners can expect compensation to cover the cost of preserving habitat for endangered species.
Negotiated payments for maintaining a habitat, tax incentives or land buyouts for a lump sum are among the proposals announced for a national endangered species act.
“The government may buy from a willing landowner an easement or covenant and they will sell it outright for all time,” said federal environment minister David Anderson.
The money will come out of the federal budget, he said during a teleconference call Dec. 6.
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The federal species risk legislation will be tabled in the new year.
The government will rely on scientific analysis to list species and habitat needed to protect a listed plant or animal.
A committee will be struck for each endangered species to determine what is required for its habitat. A recovery plan defining its habitat location will also be drawn up.
In the case of large migratory animals, a minimum habitat may be defined rather than attempting to confine the animal to a given space.
A large number of endangered species are found on aboriginal lands and a special committee of native people will be struck to track down the species found on their range land.
“If we adopt a range of different measures, we can deal with a range of different requirements for different animals,” Anderson said.
