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The hairy woodpecker is seen in this undated photo is one of only 14 species that saw genuine improvement in their status on British Columbia's list of threatened, special-concern and secure species. The Canadian Press/Handout - Peter Thompson
As spring blooms in British Columbia, the brilliant orange-and black pattern of a monarch butterfly’s wing and the distinctive cream cap on a black male bobolink songbird are a rare sight.
Both remain on B.C.’s endangered species list, a status that hasn’t changed for many at-risk species in the province in more than two decades, says a new study from Simon Fraser University.
