The city of Longueuil has decided to complete construction work on a stretch of road that had been halted in 2021 for destroying one of the last habitats of the choir frog. Even though the community assures that the project has been reviewed to reduce its impact, an expert on the threatened Batrachia concludes that the planned measures will not allow this environment, vital for the survival of the species, to be preserved.
In 2021, Longueuil decided to extend Boulevard Béliveau by 300 meters to allow real estate development on both sides of the street, in the middle of an important habitat for the tree frog. – cricket. The Legault government had also approved the project, although its experts issued a statement warning of the impact on the species.
Longueuil was therefore able to destroy much of the wetlands in this sector before ordering a work stoppage following a lawsuit by the Center Québécois du droit de l’environnement (CQDE) and the Society for Nature and Parks (SNAP Quebec). Finally, the federal government issued an order to protect the largely destroyed habitat.
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