The Species Status Advisory Committee (SSAC) was established under
the Endangered Species Act which was passed on December 13, 2001.
The role of the SSAC is to review and recommend to the Minister of
Environment and Conservation designations and re-designations of
species based on the best scientific knowledge available and on
traditional and local ecological knowledge about the species.
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