NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Consideration of Approval for the Assessment of Three Migratory Bat Species as an Endangered Species Under Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA)

Notice is provided on February 2, 2024, that the Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board (“EMRWB”) will be conducting a Written Public Hearing to consider the approval for the Assessment of the Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus), Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis), and Silver-haired Bat (Lasiurus noctivagans) as Endangered Species Under Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).

The hearing will be held from February 2nd – March 1st, 2024. The EMRWB is accepting written or oral submissions and questions, as well as additional information for the hearing process. The schedule and deadlines for each phase of the hearing are summarized below.