With a new party in the decision-making seat, groups are calling on the federal government to delay the pasture transition.
Saskatchewan Pasture Transfers Should be Delayed: Conservation Groups
“What we want is an assurance of protection for the grasslands,” said Ignatiuk.
“Right now, the transfer agreements are divesting to the province and the patrons associations (will eventually) take them over … but there’s really no long-term assurance that those lands will be protected.”
Ignatiuk said his group has no objection to grazing, a practice that’s compatible with the Nature Saskatchewan’s conservation objectives.
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