List of Wildlife Species at Risk (Canada) explained
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild).[1] About 65 percent of Canada’s resident species are considered "Secure".[2] More than 30 wildlife species have become extinct in the wild since the arrival of European settlers.[3]
The Government of Canada maintains a list of all plant and animal species, or designatable units (DUs) thereof, federally recognized as special concern, threatened, endangered, extirpated, and extinct in Canada under Schedule I of the Species at Risk Act (SARA).[4]
SARA Schedule
Species listed on SARA Schedule I receive federal legal protections under the Act, including the protection of individuals, populations, and their habitat from harm. Listing on Schedule I of the act also mandates the formation of a species recovery team and strategy. The addition of species or DUs to Schedule I is done annually by the Minister of the Environment, based on formal assessment recommendations by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), an independent committee of wildlife experts and scientists. COSEWIC assessments and IUCN designations by themselves are not to be confused with actual Schedule I listings as both of the former have no formal legal status in Canada.[2]
Mammals
Extirpated mammals
Endangered mammals
Threatened mammals
Mammals of special concern
Birds
Extirpated birds
- Tympanuchus cupido — greater prairie-chicken
Endangered birds
- Ammodramus henslowii — Henslow's sparrow
- Athene cunicularia — burrowing owl
- Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus — greater sage-grouse, urophasianus subspecies
- Charadrius melodus circumcinctus — piping plover, circumcinctus subspecies
- Charadrius melodus melodus — piping plover, melodus subspecies
- Charadrius montanus — mountain plover
- Colinus virginianus — northern bobwhite
- Dendroica kirtlandii — Kirtland's warbler
- Empidonax virescens — Acadian flycatcher
- Eremophila alpestris strigata — horned lark, strigata subspecies
- Grus americana — whooping crane
- Icteria virens auricollis (British Columbia population) — yellow-breasted chat, auricollis subspecies
- Lanius ludovicianus migrans — loggerhead shrike, migrans subspecies
- Loxia curvirostra percna — red crossbill, percna subspecies
- Megascops kennicottii macfarlanei — western screech-owl, macfarlanei subspecies
- Numenius borealis — Eskimo curlew
- Oreoscoptes montanus — sage thrasher
- Picoides albolarvatus — white-headed woodpecker
- Pooecetes gramineus affinis — vesper sparrow, affinis subspecies
- Protonotaria citrea — prothonotary warbler
- Rallus elegans — king rail
- Sphyrapicus thyroideus — Williamson's sapsucker
- Sterna dougallii — roseate tern
- Strix occidentalis caurina — spotted owl, caurina subspecies
- Tyto alba (eastern population) — barn owl
Threatened birds
Birds of special concern
Reptiles
Extirpated reptiles
Endangered reptiles
Threatened reptiles
Reptiles of special concern
Amphibians
Extirpated amphibians
- Ambystoma tigrinum (Great Lakes population) — tiger salamander
Endangered amphibians
Threatened amphibians
Amphibians of special concern
Fish
Extirpated fish
Endangered fish
Threatened fish
Fish of special concern
Arthropods
Extirpated arthropods
Endangered arthropods
Threatened arthropods
Arthropods of special concern
Molluscs
Extirpated molluscs
Endangered molluscs
Threatened molluscs
Molluscs of special concern
Vascular plants
Extirpated vascular plants
Endangered vascular plants
Threatened vascular plants
Vascular plants of special concern
Mosses
Extirpated mosses
- Ptychomitrium incurvum — incurved grizzled moss
Endangered mosses
- Bartramia stricta — rigid apple moss
- Bryoandersonia illecebra — spoon-leaved moss
- Entosthodon rubiginosus — rusty cord-moss
- Fabronia pusilla — silver hair moss
- Fissidens pauperculus — poor pocket moss
- Scouleria marginata — margined streamside moss
Threatened mosses
Mosses of special concern
- Bryoerythrophyllum columbianum — Columbian carpet moss
- Entosthodon fascicularis — banded cord-moss
- Fissidens exilis — pygmy pocket moss
- Syntrichia laevipila — twisted oak moss
Lichens
Endangered lichens
- Erioderma pedicellatum (Atlantic population) — boreal felt lichen
- Heterodermia sitchensis — seaside centipede lichen
Threatened lichens
Lichens of special concern
- Erioderma pedicellatum (boreal population) — boreal felt lichen
- Nephroma occultum — cryptic paw
- Sclerophora peronella (Nova Scotia population) — frosted glass-whiskers
References
5. Amtyaz Safi, Hashmi MUA and Smith JP. 2020. A review of distribution, threats, conservation and status of freshwater turtles of Ontario, Canada. Journal of Environmental sciences. 2(1) (2020): 36-41.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: COSEWIC Annual Report. Species at Risk Public Registry. 2019.
- Web site: Wild Species 2000: The General Status of Species in Canada. 2001. Conservation Council (CESCC). Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada..
- Web site: Species at Risk in Canada. . 2010.
- Web site: Consolidated federal laws of canada, Species at Risk Act. 12 August 2021.