Great blue heron (fannini subspecies) COSEWIC assessement and update status report: chapter 12
Existing protection or other status designations
In British Columbia, the Great Blue Heron, its nests and eggs are protected year-round from persecution (Section 34) by the British Columbia Wildlife Act (1982; updated 1999). Herons also are protected from hunting through Article 11:3 of the Migratory Birds Convention Act (1994) and Sections 5(4) and 6(a) of the Migratory Birds Regulations (Butler and Baudin 2000). A few scare/kill permits were provided up to 1998 to reduce heron depredation of hatchery fish stocks, but these have since been revoked (R. Butler, pers. obs.).
Both the fannini and the herodias subspecies of Great Blue Heron have been designated as ‘Blue list’ species by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment. “Blue-listed” species are considered to be vulnerable and “at risk”, but not yet endangered or threatened. The fannini subspecies of Great Blue Heron was listed in 1997 as Special Concern by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
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