Visual deterrents (scarecrows) are useless at night. Night-time landings and sinkings go mostly unobserved. Most wildlife incidents go unobserved and unreported.

It's abundantly obvious that deterrent systems don't work. If that's sustainable development, what does unsustainable development look like? The proposed mitigation measures have not been proven to be effective or to fully mitigate project effects on the environment or on indigenous rights, use of lands and resources, and culture.' The project is also likely to result in SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE ASSERTED RIGHTS, USE OF LANDS AND RESOURCES, AND CULTURE OF INDIGENOUS GROUPS who use the project area. 'We find that the project is likely to result in SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS to wetlands, oldgrowth forests, wetland- and old-growth-reliant species at risk, the Ronald Lake bison herd, and biodiversity. Report of the Joint Review Panel: Teck Resources Limited: Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project 'Tailings ponds a toxic legacy of Alberta's oilsands' (Toronto Star, 2015)Ĭhief Allan Adam: 'We can hardly get a boat through the Delta, migratory birds don't fly over, the fish are diseased, and our people are sick.'

In all, 214 bird species have been recorded on the delta, many of which pass over or near the oilsands regions.' During fall migration, estimates have exceeded one million birds. '… The Peace-Athabasca Delta, located less than 80 km north of oilsands projects, is recognized as ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WATERFOWL NESTING AND STAGING AREAS IN NORTH AMERICA, with more than 400,000 waterfowl having been recorded during spring migration. 'The tailings ponds sit on an important migratory bird pathway used by millions of geese, ducks, swans, loons and dozens of other species flying north in the spring and south in the fall.

The whole enterprise spells ecological disaster. Oilsands mines obliterate the landscape, erasing habitat. Oilsands companies have turned the region into an ecological sacrifice zone. How many 'wake-up calls' does the oilsands industry need?

'A wake-up call to oilsands industry to ensure that all necessary measures are in place to prevent future wildlife tragedies'

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