COSEWIC candidate wildlife species
Last updated November 9, 2023
List of wildlife species grouped by the type of wildlife and by its risk of extinction. Each species is assigned to one of 3 groups, depending on how urgently it needs to be assessed. Species in the highest urgency group are reviewed and ranked to create the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) candidate list.
On this page
- Part 1: overview
- Part 2: COSEWIC candidate list
- Part 3: species specialist subcommittees’ candidate list
Part 1: overview
Many species in Canada have not yet been assessed by COSEWIC, but are suspected of being at some risk of extinction or extirpation. These species, referred to as ‘candidate wildlife species’ are identified by the species specialist subcommittees (SSCs) or by the Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge (ATK) subcommittee as candidates for detailed status assessment. Candidates may also include wildlife species already assessed by COSEWIC as not at risk or data deficient, but where new information suggests they may be at risk.
SSC and ATK subcommittee members use their expert knowledge and judgment to identify candidate wildlife species. They draw on numerous sources of information including (where available) the General Status of Wild Species in Canada program, information drawn from other multi-jurisdictional monitoring, jurisdictional and international assessment processes (e.g. IUCN and NatureServe) and published ranking systems in the scientific literature. As time and resources allow, COSEWIC will commission status reports for high priority candidate wildlife species so that an assessment can be undertaken.
Status reports are commissioned by COSEWIC through an open competition. A call for bids is periodically posted on this website both for selected candidate species, and also for species already assessed by COSEWIC that require a reassessment. You can register to be notified when new calls for bids are posted on the website.
For more information on candidate wildlife species, visit COSEWIC wildlife species assessment: process, categories, and guidelines.
Part 2: COSEWIC candidate list
The highest priority wildlife species from the SSC candidate lists are reviewed and ranked by COSEWIC, and result in COSEWIC candidate list. COSEWIC bases its ranking on prioritization data submitted by each SSC. COSEWIC candidate list identifies the highest priority candidate wildlife species for status report production. Wildlife species included in this list include those not yet assessed by COSEWIC and those in the not at risk or data deficient categories, where new information suggests they may be at risk of extinction or extirpation from Canada.
2019 (1) species
Common name: White-winged Grasshopper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Dissosteira spurcata
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: British Columbia, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date:
Rationale: This grasshopper is associated with arid shrub-steppe in the intermountain west. It reaches its northern limit in the southern Okanagan Valley. Within its Canadian range, it is highly localized and has been recently recorded at only two sites. One is a Haynes Lease Wildlife Area at the north end of Osoyoos Lake and the other is a parcel of crown land on the west side of Osoyoos. While the wildlife area is secure, the crown land is under pressure for annexation and development by the town of Osoyoos. It is currently used for off-road driving and hiking. The species could also occur on the east side of Osoyoos Lake on the Osoyoos Indian Reserve. This would not greatly change the status of the species.
2020 (12) species
Common name: Arctic Orangebush Lichen
Taxonomic group: Lichens
Scientific name: Xanthaptychia aurantiaca
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Northwest Territories, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2021
Rationale: Xanthaptychia aurantiaca is narrowly restricted to western portions of the Canadian Arctic. It is a relatively large bright orange macrolichen that is conspicuous on the landscape. However, there are only 14 known collections. The region has been thoroughly surveyed for lichens (see map under Search Effort), with over 6600 lichens collections known. This suggests that X. aurantiaca is not only narrowly endemic, but also rare within its range. All collections are coastal. Most collections have been made on Banks Island and the Parry Peninsula in the Northwest Territories. This species is threatened by a loss of habitat from rapidly eroding coasts, saline wash resulting from storm surges, and permafrost melting. These threats are due to a reduction in sea ice cover on the Beaufort Sea and changes in weather patterns caused by on-going climate change.
Common name: Arctic Orangebush Lichen
Taxonomic group: Lichens
Scientific name: Xanthaptychia aurantiaca
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Northwest Territories, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Xanthaptychia aurantiaca is narrowly restricted to western portions of the Canadian Arctic. It is a relatively large bright orange macrolichen that is conspicuous on the landscape. However, there are only 14 known collections. The region has been thoroughly surveyed for lichens (see map under Search Effort), with over 6600 lichens collections known. This suggests that X. aurantiaca is not only narrowly endemic, but also rare within its range. All collections are coastal. Most collections have been made on Banks Island and the Parry Peninsula in the Northwest Territories. This species is threatened by a loss of habitat from rapidly eroding coasts, saline wash resulting from storm surges, and permafrost melting. These threats are due to a reduction in sea ice cover on the Beaufort Sea and changes in weather patterns caused by on-going climate change.
Common name: Horned Lark
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Eremophila alpestris
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, Alsek Renewable Resources Council, British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Carmacks Renewable Resources Council, Carcross/Tagish Renewable Resources Council, Canadian Wildlife Service, Dawson District Renewable Resources Council, Dän Keyi Renewable Resources Council, Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board, Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board, Laberge Renewable Resources Council, Manitoba, Mayo District Renewable Resources Council, New Brunswick, Nisga'a Joint Fisheries Management Committee, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Territory, Nisga'a Wildlife Committee, Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, North Yukon Renewable Resources Council, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency, Porcupine Caribou Management Board, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Sahtu Renewable Resources Board, Selkirk Renewable Resources Council, Teslin Renewable Resources Council, Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-management Board, Wildlife Management Advisory Council - North Slope, Wildlife Management Advisory Council - Northwest Territories, Wekeezhii Renewable Resources Board, Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board, Yukon Territory
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Horned Lark is a Holarctic landbird that occurs in Canada's tundra and prairie grasslands, and other open landscapes from seaside barrens to above the alpine tree-line. One of the eight subspecies that occur in Canada, Streaked Horned Lark, was assessed by COSEWIC as Endangered in 2003 and 2018; the other seven are considered here. Horned Lark subspecies differ in range, body size and colouration. Most subspecies have populations estimated at >1 million mature individuals in Canada, but Pallid Horned Lark and Dusky Horned Lark may have only 15,000 to 20,000 mature individuals each. Overall, the Canadian population of Horned Lark is estimated to be about 28 million mature individuals. After apparent increases in the late 1800s, most populations have declined continuously since the 1940s, with loss of marginal agricultural areas and intensification of agriculture in breeding areas, and loss of native grassland habitat negatively affecting populations on both breeding and wintering grounds. Population estimates and trends are difficult to determine for individual subspecies, and appear to vary substantially. However, at the national level, Breeding Bird Survey data for Horned Lark show a long-term (1970-2018) decline of 89% (95% credible interval: -91%, -86%), corresponding to a trend of -4.4% per year (-4.9%, -4.0%), with a short-term (2008-2018) decline of -58% (-64%, -52%), corresponding to an annual trend of -8.4% (-9.7%, -7.0%).
Common name: Lupine Leafroller Moth
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Anacampsis lupinella
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Lupine Leafroller Moth (Anacampsis lupinella) ranges in southern Ontario within the dry, open oak woodland, pitch pine-scrub oak barrens where the host plant, Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is present. Wild Lupine is also at-risk and ranked vulnerable (N2N3) in Canada and Ontario (S2S3). Records date from 1901 - 2017 and the species is known from High Park (Toronto), the St. Williams Conservation Reserve (and a nearby private property, both in Norfolk County), and in the Karner Blue Sanctuary( Lambton County). An additional subpopulation may be present in/around Pinery Provincial Park, where a moderate-sized wild lupine population persists. Threats include invasive species that are changing the ecosystem and impacting the host plans, pesticide spray to control non-native Gypsy Moth outbreaks, and habitat conversion and fragmentation.
Common name: Lupine Leafroller Moth
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Anacampsis lupinella
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Lupine Leafroller Moth (Anacampsis lupinella) ranges in southern Ontario within the dry, open oak woodland, pitch pine-scrub oak barrens where the host plant, Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is present. Wild Lupine is also at-risk and ranked vulnerable (N2N3) in Canada and Ontario (S2S3). Records date from 1901 - 2017 and the species is known from High Park (Toronto), the St. Williams Conservation Reserve (and a nearby private property, both in Norfolk County), and in the Karner Blue Sanctuary( Lambton County). An additional subpopulation may be present in/around Pinery Provincial Park, where a moderate-sized wild lupine population persists. Threats include invasive species that are changing the ecosystem and impacting the host plans, pesticide spray to control non-native Gypsy Moth outbreaks, and habitat conversion and fragmentation.
Common name: Oslar's Roadside Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Amblyscirtes oslari
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2021
Rationale: Oslar's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari) is a dry, mixed grass prairies, open woodlands, ravines, and canyons prairie butterfly with a restricted range in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Adults fly from May to July, there is one generation per season and the larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) or other grasses. The species is known from eight sites: Lethbridge (AB), Writing-on-stone Provincial Park (AB), Taber (AB), North Pinhorn Grazing Preserve (AB), Estuary (SK), Val Marie (SK), Deer Forks (SK) and Roche Percee (SK). Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900s and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change soil chemistry and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
Common name: Oslar's Roadside Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Amblyscirtes oslari
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Oslar's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari) is a dry, mixed grass prairies, open woodlands, ravines, and canyons prairie butterfly with a restricted range in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Adults fly from May to July, there is one generation per season and the larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) or other grasses. The species is known from eight sites: Lethbridge (AB), Writing-on-stone Provincial Park (AB), Taber (AB), North Pinhorn Grazing Preserve (AB), Estuary (SK), Val Marie (SK), Deer Forks (SK) and Roche Percee (SK). Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900s and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change soil chemistry and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
Common name: Pahaska Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Hesperia pahaska
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2021
Rationale: Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) is a dry, mixed grass prairie and open pine forest butterfly with a restricted range in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Adults fly from June to July, with one generation per season in Canada and larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), with fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) also reported as a host plant in other parts of its US range. Records are from 1928 to 2009 from five sites including Surprise Valley (SK), Rosefield (SK), Minton (1928, SK), Grasslands National Park (SK) and Miniota (MB). Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900's and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
Common name: Pahaska Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Hesperia pahaska
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) is a dry, mixed grass prairie and open pine forest butterfly with a restricted range in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Adults fly from June to July, with one generation per season in Canada and larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), with fluff grass (Erioneuron pulchellum) also reported as a host plant in other parts of its US range. Records are from 1928 to 2009 from five sites including Surprise Valley (SK), Rosefield (SK), Minton (1928, SK), Grasslands National Park (SK) and Miniota (MB). Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900's and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
Common name: Paintedhand Mudbug
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Lacunicambarus polychromatus
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: The Paintedhand Mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus) is a burrowing crayfish known in Canada from one subpopulation in Windsor, Ontario. This freshwater species excavates its own burrows in low-lying habitats close to the water table, including the banks and floodplains of lakes and rivers, roadside ditches, and wetlands. The life history is poorly known although the species consumes both plant material and animals such as insects and worms, seizing passing prey from the mouth of their burrows. Threats include a any form of development that impacts wetland longevity, quality and sustainability: wetland habitat infilling, conversion, water diversion (to wetlands), pesticide/wastewater/roadside salt run-off.
Common name: Simius Roadside Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Notamblyscirtes simius
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2021
Rationale: Simius Roadside-Skipper (Notamblyscirtes simius) is a mixed grass prairie butterfly with a restricted range in southern Saskatchewan. Adults fly from May to July, there is one generation per season and the larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). The species is known from three sites in southern Saskatchewan including Rosefeld (1968), Val Marie (1983) and an unknown collection locality that needs further investigation. There are no known documented occurrences in Canada since at least 1998. Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900's and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
Common name: Simius Roadside Skipper
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Notamblyscirtes simius
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Simius Roadside-Skipper (Notamblyscirtes simius) is a mixed grass prairie butterfly with a restricted range in southern Saskatchewan. Adults fly from May to July, there is one generation per season and the larvae feed on blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). The species is known from three sites in southern Saskatchewan including Rosefeld (1968), Val Marie (1983) and an unknown collection locality that needs further investigation. There are no known documented occurrences in Canada since at least 1998. Widespread habitat conversion during the early 1900's and the loss of Plains Bison contributed to the loss of prairie grassland habitat suitable for this species. Current threats include agricultural intensification, habitat fragmentation and lack of connectivity between natural grassland fragments, invasive plants that change and/or outcompete native larval and nectar host plants, and roadside/agricultural pesticide use. There are currently no Canadian records on iNaturalist, BugGuide or other citizen science/online forums.
2021 (9) species
Common name: Bermuda Petrel
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Pterodroma cahow
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Atlantic Ocean, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nova Scotia, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Bermuda Petrel or Cahow is a small gadfly petrel and one of the world's rarest seabirds. Once thought to be extinct, 8 pairs were found nesting on the Castle Harbour islands in Bermuda in 1951. Numbers have increased to 134 pairs in 2020, in response to intensive conservation and management efforts, with about 80% now nesting in artificial burrows. Recent telemetry tracking studies have shown that Bermuda Petrel regularly forages over deep waters within the Canadian 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone southeast of Nova Scotia, during incubation and chick-rearing periods in April and May. Significant threats at the Bermudan breeding colonies include competition with native White-tailed Tropicbird for nest sites, effects of pesticides, and predation by introduced rats. The primary threat is posed by increasing frequency and intensity of fall storms that periodically inundate colonies and destroy low-lying nest sites, exacerbated by ongoing sea level rise. Threats at sea are poorly known, but likely include lighting on ships and structures, offshore wind power development, and climate-related range shifts in prey species.
Common name: Bermuda Petrel
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Pterodroma cahow
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Atlantic Ocean, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nova Scotia, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Bermuda Petrel or Cahow is a small gadfly petrel and one of the world's rarest seabirds. Once thought to be extinct, 8 pairs were found nesting on the Castle Harbour islands in Bermuda in 1951. Numbers have increased to 134 pairs in 2020, in response to intensive conservation and management efforts, with about 80% now nesting in artificial burrows. Recent telemetry tracking studies have shown that Bermuda Petrel regularly forages over deep waters within the Canadian 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone southeast of Nova Scotia, during incubation and chick-rearing periods in April and May. Significant threats at the Bermudan breeding colonies include competition with native White-tailed Tropicbird for nest sites, effects of pesticides, and predation by introduced rats. The primary threat is posed by increasing frequency and intensity of fall storms that periodically inundate colonies and destroy low-lying nest sites, exacerbated by ongoing sea level rise. Threats at sea are poorly known, but likely include lighting on ships and structures, offshore wind power development, and climate-related range shifts in prey species.
Common name: Canadian Philaronia
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Philaronia canadensis
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: The Canadian Philaronia is a spittle bug historically known from a small area of distribution in the Great Lakes region where it occurs in southern Ontario and northern Michigan. There are only 5 confirmed records in the Great Lakes region since 1989. The species was once widespread in Southern Ontario and Michigan, and the number of known subpopulations in Ontario has declined from 15 to 5. The species is found along the shores of lakes and rivers in meadow habitat and its host plants are the goldenrods, Solidago canadensis and Solidago ohioensis, as well as Lindley's Aster, Symphyotrichum ciliolatum and White Snakeroot, Ageratina altissima. Fieldwork is required to confirm sites within the Great Lakes region.
Common name: Marbled Godwit
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Limosa fedoa
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: The Marbled Godwit is a large shorebird that nests in three disjunct areas; by far the largest population in the grasslands and parklands of the northern Great Plains (~170,000 mature individuals, 60% of which are in Canada), with two small, disjunct nesting populations in Alaska and James Bay (~2,000 mature individuals each). Data from the Breeding Bird Survey for the well-monitored midcontinent population indicate a decline of 42% over the past three generations, with the annual rate of decline accelerating to -4.5% over the past decade. Threats underlying this decline are not well known, although the rapid pace of grassland loss, as well as wetland drainage, are likely key factors. Threats on migration and in overwintering areas include the loss of wetland habitat, collisions with power lines and other infrastructure, human disturbance, contamination (including oil spills), climate-change and sea-level rise.
Common name: Marbled Godwit
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Limosa fedoa
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Ontario, Parks Canada Agency, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: The Marbled Godwit is a large shorebird that nests in three disjunct areas; by far the largest population in the grasslands and parklands of the northern Great Plains (~170,000 mature individuals, 60% of which are in Canada), with two small, disjunct nesting populations in Alaska and James Bay (~2,000 mature individuals each). Data from the Breeding Bird Survey for the well-monitored midcontinent population indicate a decline of 42% over the past three generations, with the annual rate of decline accelerating to -4.5% over the past decade. Threats underlying this decline are not well known, although the rapid pace of grassland loss, as well as wetland drainage, are likely key factors. Threats on migration and in overwintering areas include the loss of wetland habitat, collisions with power lines and other infrastructure, human disturbance, contamination (including oil spills), climate-change and sea-level rise.
Common name: Plains Spadefoot
Taxonomic group: Amphibians
Scientific name: Spea bombifrons
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Plains Spadefoot has patchy distribution throughout the dry interior of North America, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Historically, the species was presumably widespread in native grasslands throughout the Canadian prairies. These habitats have experienced up to 77% loss throughout the 20th century, mostly due to conversion to agriculture. Loss of grasslands continues, primarily due to fire suppression and grazing regimes that allow vegetation succession to proceed. The species is vulnerable to prolonged summer droughts because it breeds in shallow pools that are subject to drying, leading to periodic failures to produce surviving young. While the species is adapted to predictably variable arid environments, disruption of climatic patterns, combined with intensive agriculture and road networks that constrain dispersal, is likely to result in population declines.
Common name: Plains Spadefoot
Taxonomic group: Amphibians
Scientific name: Spea bombifrons
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, Canadian Wildlife Service, Manitoba, Parks Canada Agency, Saskatchewan
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Plains Spadefoot has patchy distribution throughout the dry interior of North America, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Historically, the species was presumably widespread in native grasslands throughout the Canadian prairies. These habitats have experienced up to 77% loss throughout the 20th century, mostly due to conversion to agriculture. Loss of grasslands continues, primarily due to fire suppression and grazing regimes that allow vegetation succession to proceed. The species is vulnerable to prolonged summer droughts because it breeds in shallow pools that are subject to drying, leading to periodic failures to produce surviving young. While the species is adapted to predictably variable arid environments, disruption of climatic patterns, combined with intensive agriculture and road networks that constrain dispersal, is likely to result in population declines.
Common name: Rufous Hummingbird
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Selasphorus rufus
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Yukon Territory
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Rufous Hummingbird remains common throughout its range, with a Canadian population estimate of 12 million mature individuals, comprising 54% of the global total. However, it has experienced a long-term population decline, which has been accelerating recently, with an estimated loss of 31% of the Canadian population between 2009 and 2019. Although causes of the decline remain only partly understood, recent research indicates that pesticides and habitat degradation associated with climate change are increasing threats. As a long-distance migrant, Rufous Hummingbird requires high-quality habitat across multiple areas for breeding, migratory stopovers, and wintering. Consequently, threats are repeatedly encountered over their annual life cycle, increasing their cumulative impact on populations.
Common name: Rufous Hummingbird
Taxonomic group: Birds
Scientific name: Selasphorus rufus
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Alberta, British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Yukon Territory
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Rufous Hummingbird remains common throughout its range, with a Canadian population estimate of 12 million mature individuals, comprising 54% of the global total. However, it has experienced a long-term population decline, which has been accelerating recently, with an estimated loss of 31% of the Canadian population between 2009 and 2019. Although causes of the decline remain only partly understood, recent research indicates that pesticides and habitat degradation associated with climate change are increasing threats. As a long-distance migrant, Rufous Hummingbird requires high-quality habitat across multiple areas for breeding, migratory stopovers, and wintering. Consequently, threats are repeatedly encountered over their annual life cycle, increasing their cumulative impact on populations.
2022 (8) species
Common name: Atlantic Mackerel
Taxonomic group: Marine fishes
Scientific name: Scomber scombrus
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Atlantic Ocean, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Atlantic Mackerel is found in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic from North Carolina to Newfoundland. During spring and summer, Atlantic Mackerel is found in inshore waters. From late fall and in winter, it is found deeper in warmer waters at the edge of the continental shelf. In Canadian waters, spawning occurs mainly in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence during June and July. Atlantic Mackerel have declined about 80% since the late 1990s. Overfishing is considered the main threat.
Common name: Atlantic Mackerel
Taxonomic group: Marine fishes
Scientific name: Scomber scombrus
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Atlantic Ocean, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2023
Rationale: Atlantic Mackerel is found in the waters of the Northwest Atlantic from North Carolina to Newfoundland. During spring and summer, Atlantic Mackerel is found in inshore waters. From late fall and in winter, it is found deeper in warmer waters at the edge of the continental shelf. In Canadian waters, spawning occurs mainly in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence during June and July. Atlantic Mackerel have declined about 80% since the late 1990s. Overfishing is considered the main threat.
Common name: Chinook Salmon
Taxonomic group: Marine fishes
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Arctic Ocean, British Columbia, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Northwest Territories, Parks Canada Agency, Pacific Ocean, Yukon Territory
Proposed call for bids date: 2018
Rationale: These DUs are in the Skeena and Nass River drainage areas. They are an anadromous species that migrate to sea and return to spawn in natal rivers. Preliminary Predictions based on current data are as follows: Four of the DUs with complete data are ENDANGERED and the fifth is THREATENED. DUs with incomplete data are all ENDANGERED. Two DUs are data deficient. Major threats may exist and vary according to the diversity of habitat used over the Chinook salmon life cycle: (1) Estuary and (2) Coastal areas are subject to possible threats, for example, from pollution, fisheries, and pinniped predation; (3) High Seas area are subject to possible threats, for example, from competition with other salmon species and changes in Ocean productivity and (4) Freshwater habitats are exposed to threats within watershed areas, for example, from habitat degradation, dams, and landslides. Skeena Chinook are a high priority species because DUs has been defined, estimated declines are large, and data are readily available, though likely requires some review. It is also in the same geographic region as Skeena Sockeye which are also subject to similar declines, data availability, and threats.
Common name: Hibernian Jellyskin
Taxonomic group: Lichens
Scientific name: Leptogium hibernicum
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Nova Scotia, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date:
Rationale: Leptogium hibernicum is a leafy epiphytic cyanolichen of temperate humid to hyperhumid Oceanic/montane occurrence usually inhabiting stands of mature to old deciduous trees with neutral to basic and frequently moss-covered bark. In Nova Scotia, Canada, it also occurs on cedar (Thuja occidentalis). This species requires continual high humidity and moderate temperatures. The known locations are either within 25 kms of the coast and are usually somewhat sheltered by topography or existing forest stands.
Common name: Indra Swallowtail subspecies
Taxonomic group: Arthropods
Scientific name: Papilio indra indra
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date:
Rationale: The Indra Swallowtail is a large, striking butterfly that is restricted in Canada to the Cascade Mountains of southern British Columbia; they are known at present from only three sites. The larvae feed on the foliage of biscuitroots and perhaps other members of the carrot family that grow on sunny, south facing subalpine slopes. The species' extremely small range makes it vulnerable to catastrophic events such as wildfires, which are predicted to increase in size and intensity with climate change. The warming climate may also cause some loss of open subalpine meadows through an increase in tree and shrub cover.
Common name: Mouse Ears
Taxonomic group: Lichens
Scientific name: Erioderma sorediatum
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: British Columbia, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date:
Rationale: Mouse Ears is a rare cyanolichens restricted to coastal forests. In British Columbia, it is found in four subpopulations in 5-10 locations. However some of the occurrences have not been visited for several decades. The small number of locations and the very low density of thalli found at these locations despite substantial search efforts over the last few decades suggest that this species is very rare in coastal British Columbia and could be getting rarer due to threats. In addition, this species lives on ephemeral habitats and are subject to significant threats such as logging, climate warming (heat dome of 2021), and cabin development and other anthropogenic activities along the coast-line. As a result of this information it is recommended that Erioderma sorediatum be seriously considered for an official priority status assessment.
Common name: Sockeye Salmon
Taxonomic group: Marine fishes
Scientific name: Oncorhynchus nerka
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: Arctic Ocean, British Columbia, Canadian Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Northwest Territories, Parks Canada Agency, Pacific Ocean, Yukon Territory
Proposed call for bids date:
Rationale: These DUs are in the Skeena and Nass River drainage areas. They are an anadromous species that migrate to sea and return to spawn in natal rivers. Nass-Skeena Sockeye are a high priority species because populations have been defined, and observed declines coupled with small population numbers indicate considerable extinction risk. They are also in the same geographic region as Skeena Chinook which are also subject to similar declines, data availability, and threats. Major threats may exist and vary according to the diversity of habitat used over the Sockeye salmon life cycle: (1) Estuary and (2) Coastal areas are subject to possible threats, for example, from pollution, fisheries, and pinniped predation. (3) High Seas area are subject to possible threats, for example, from competition with other salmon species and changes in Ocean productivity. (4) Freshwater habitats are exposed to threats within watershed areas, for example, from habitat degradation, dams, and landslides.
Common name: Western Spotted Skunk
Taxonomic group: Terrestrial mammals
Scientific name: Spilogale gracilis
Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions: British Columbia, Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency
Proposed call for bids date: 2022
Rationale: Western Spotted Skunk in Canada is only found in the southwestern corner of British Columbia. The species is thought to be a habitat generalist, but in BC is found predominantly across deciduous and coniferous forest, riparian areas, and agricultural lands. Although the species is historically rare in Canada, anecdotal fur-trapping records suggest that the species was more common in southwestern BC during the 1950s and 1960s. A number of recent camera-trap studies from across the historical distribution in Canada suggest that the species is now very rare, being found only infrequently. The major threat is habitat loss associated with residential development. Trapping and road mortality could be continuing threats.
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Part 3: species specialist subcommittees’ candidate list
Each SSC annually prepares and maintains a SSC candidate list of wildlife species that it considers at risk of extinction or extirpation nationally. Species on the SSC candidate lists are ranked into three priority groups by the SSCs to reflect the relative urgency with which each wildlife species should receive a COSEWIC assessment.
- Group 1 contains wildlife species of highest priority for assessment by COSEWIC, and includes wildlife species suspected to be extirpated from Canada.
- Groups 2 and 3 contain wildlife species that are of intermediate and lower priority for COSEWIC assessment, respectively.
Rationales for inclusion of wildlife species on the SSC candidate lists differ among the taxonomic groups considered by COSEWIC, reflecting the vast differences in their life history, and differences in our knowledge about the species.
Wildlife species in bold have been selected by COSEWIC for assessment and are currently planned for inclusion in a future call for bids.
| Common name | Scientific name | Canadian range / known or potential jurisdictions 1 |
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Amphibians (25) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Canadian Toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | AB, CWS, MB, NT, Parks, SK |
| Plains Spadefoot | Spea bombifrons | AB, CWS, MB, Parks, SK |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Northwestern Salamander | Ambystoma gracile | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Cope's Grey Treefrog | Dryophytes chrysoscelis | CWS, MB, Parks |
| Ensatina | Ensatina eschscholtzii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Four-toed Salamander | Hemidactylium scutatum | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, QC |
| Eastern Red-backed Salamander | Plethodon cinereus | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Columbia Spotted Frog | Rana luteiventris | AB, BC, CWS, Parks, WMAC-NS, YFWMB, YT |
| Pickerel Frog | Rana palustris | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Rough-skinned Newt | Taricha granulosa | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Blue-spotted Salamander | Ambystoma laterale | CWS, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Long-toed Salamander | Ambystoma macrodactylum | AB, BC, CWS, Parks |
| Spotted Salamander | Ambystoma maculatum | CWS, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| American Toad | Anaxyrus americanus | CWS, MB, NB, NL, NS, NU, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Northern Two-lined Salamander | Eurycea bislineata | CWS, NL, ON, Parks, QC |
| Gray Treefrog | Hyla versicolor | CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| American Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Green Frog | Lithobates clamitans | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Mink Frog | Lithobates septentrionalis | CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Wood Frog | Lithobates sylvaticus | AB, BC, CWS, GRRB, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK, YT |
| Eastern Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens | CWS, NB, NL, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Western Red-backed Salamander | Plethodon vehiculum | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Spring Peeper | Pseudacris crucifer | CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Boreal Chorus Frog | Pseudacris maculata | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NT, ON, Parks, QC, SK, YT |
| Northern Pacific Treefrog | Pseudacris regilla | BC, CWS, Parks |
Arthropods (77) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| (common name not available) | Andrena caerulea | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Bombus vandykei | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Moss's Elfin | Callophrys mossii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Copablepharon viridisparsa | AB, CWS, MB, Parks, SK |
| Nevada Buckmoth | Hemileuca nevadensis | AB, CWS, MB, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Hystrichopsylla schefferi | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Strecker's Giant Skipper | Megathymus streckeri | AB, CWS, Parks |
| Simius Roadside Skipper | Notamblyscirtes simius | CMN, CWS, Parks, SK |
| Indra Swallowtail subspecies | Papilio indra indra | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Canadian Philaronia | Philaronia canadensis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Barren's Dagger Moth | Acronicta albarufa | CWS, MB, ON, Parks |
| Beller's Ground Beetle | Agonum belleri | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Andrena edwardsi | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Parasitic Wasp | Apantes samarshalli | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Argyresthia flexilis | AB, BC, CWS, Parks |
| Protean Shieldback | Atlanticus testaceus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Austrotyla borealis | AB, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Bombus morrisoni | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Bombus variabilis | CWS, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Calliopsis scitula | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Cambarus bartonii | CWS, NB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Whitney's Underwing | Catocala whitneyi | CWS, MB, Parks |
| Hoffmann's Checkerspot | Chlosyne hoffmanni | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Pacific Coast Tiger Beetle | Cicindela bellisimi | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Coleotechnites lewisi | AB, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Copablepharon hopfingerii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Eastern Tailed Blue (British Columbia population) | Cupido comyntas | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Dendrotettix quercus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Dicromantispa sayi | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Dufourea monardae | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Ellipes gurneyi | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Ghost Tiger Beetle | Ellipsoptera lepida | AB, CWS, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Eristalis brousii | CWS, Parks |
| Propertius Duskywing | Erynnis propertius | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Eumenes bollii | CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Euxoa unica | CWS, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Hesperotettix viridis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Carr's Diving Beetle | Hydroporus carri | AB, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Hyperaspis brunnescens | CWS, NS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Lasioglossum yukonae | BC, CWS, Parks, YT |
| (common name not available) | Lasionycta macleani | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Minor Ground Mantid | Litaneutria minor | AB, BC, CWS, Parks, SK |
| Edith's Copper | Lycaena editha | AB, BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Lypoglossa manitobae | CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Megaphorus willistoni | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Melanoplus digitifer | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Melanoplus rugglesi | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Melanoplus scudderi | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Rocky Mountain Grasshopper | Melanoplus spretus | AB, CWS, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Melanoplus walshii | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Metator nevadensis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Contracted Bombing Beetle | Metrius contractus contractus | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Naemia seriata | CWS, NB, NS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Nebria charlottae | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Gwaii Haanas Ground Beetle | Nebria louisae | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Nephus intrusus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Nicocles rufus | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Oecanthus laricis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Gaspé Arctic | Oeneis bore gaspeensis | CWS, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Omus dejeanii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Pachybrachis calcaratus | CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Philonthus turbo | CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Polites rhesus | CWS, Parks |
| Sandhill Skipper | Polites sabuleti | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Prosimulium doveri | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Scaphinotus merkeli | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Scymnus cervicalis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Scymnus fraternus | CWS, ON, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Scymnus securus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Sogda enigma | CWS, Parks |
| Bremner's Zerene Fritillary | Speyeria zerene bremnerii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Stereus arenarius | AB, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Stichopogon fragilis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Stygobromus quatsinensis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Trichiusa robustula | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Olympic Peninsula Millipede | Tubaphe levii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Xanthorhoe clarkeata | BC, CWS, Parks |
Birds (39) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | AB, ARRC, BC, CMN, CRRC, CTRRC, CWS, DDRRC, DKRRC, EMRWB, GRRB, LRRC, MB, MDRRC, NB, NJFMC, NL, NMRWB, NS, NT, NU, NWC, NWMB, NYRRC, ON, Parks, PCMB, PE, QC, SK, SRRB, SRRC, TRRC, TWPCB, WMAC-NS, WMAC-NWT, WRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Yellow-billed Loon | Gavia adamsii | AB, BC, CWS, GRRB, MB, NT, NU, NWMB, Parks, QC, SRRB, WMAC-NS, WMAC-NWT, WRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, MB, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Bermuda Petrel | Pterodroma cahow | Atlantic Ocean, CMN, CWS, NS, Parks |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, Parks, YT |
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK, YT |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | AB, ARRC, BC, CRRC, CTRRC, CWS, DDRRC, DKRRC, EMRWB, GRRB, LRRC, MB, MDRRC, NB, NJFMC, NL, NMRWB, NS, NT, NU, NWC, NWMB, NYRRC, ON, Parks, PCMB, PE, QC, SK, SRRB, SRRC, TWPCB, WMAC-NS, WMAC-NWT, WRRB, YT |
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus nelsoni | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK |
| Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Rock Sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Rhinoceros Auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Dusky Grouse | Dendragapus obscurus | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NT, NU, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Buller's Shearwater | Puffinus bulleri | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Wandering Tattler | Tringa incana | BC, CWS, NT, Parks, YT |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | AB, ARRC, BC, CMN, CRRC, CTRRC, CWS, DDRRC, DKRRC, LRRC, MB, MDRRC, NB, NT, NYRRC, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK, SRRC, TRRC, YFWMB, YT |
| Barrow's Goldeneye (Western population) | Bucephala islandica | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, Parks, YT |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, Parks, QC, SK, WRRB |
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, MB, NT, ON, Parks, SK |
| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Tufted Puffin | Fratercula cirrhata | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Short-billed (Mew) Gull | Larus brachyrhynchus | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Laysan Albatross | Phoebastria immutabilis | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Poecile rufescens | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, Parks, YT |
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | AB, ARRC, BC, CMN, CRRC, CTRRC, CWS, DDRRC, DKRRC, EMRWB, GRRB, LRRC, MB, MDRRC, NB, NL, NMRWB, NS, NT, NU, NWC, NWMB, NYRRC, ON, Parks, PCMB, PE, QC, SK, SRRB, SRRC, TRRC, TWPCB, WMAC-NS, WMAC-NWT, WRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | AB, CWS, HFTCC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK, WMAC-NWT, WRRB |
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytes pacificus | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, Parks, YT |
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | CMN, CWS, Parks |
Freshwater Fishes (68) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Lake Whitefish | Coregonus clupeaformis | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, FJMC, GRRB, HFTCC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, NWMB, ON, Parks, QC, SK, SRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| European Whitefish | Coregonus lavaretus | CWS, DFO, NT, Parks, YT |
| Blackfin Cisco | Coregonus nigripinnis | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Pacific Lamprey | Entosphenus tridentatus | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| Banded Killifish (Mainland populations) | Fundulus diaphanus | CWS, DFO, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC |
| Chestnut Lamprey (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence populations) | Ichthyomyzon castaneus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Blackchin Shiner | Notropis heterodon | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Stonecat | Noturus flavus | AB, CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii | BC, CWS, DFO, NJFMC, Parks, YT |
| Landlocked Arctic Char | Salvelinus alpinus | CWS, DFO, FJMC, GRRB, HFTCC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NU, NWMB, Parks, QC, SRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Brook Trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Arctic Grayling (Western Arctic populations) | Thymallus arcticus | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, MB, NT, NU, Parks, SK, YT |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Cisco (Lake Herring) | Coregonus artedi | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, MB, NT, NU, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Arctic Cisco | Coregonus autumnalis | BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, NT, NU, Parks, YT |
| Least Cisco | Coregonus sardinella | BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, NT, NU, Parks, YT |
| Redbreast Sunfish | Lepomis auritus | CWS, DFO, NB, Parks |
| Northern Sunfish (Saskatchewan - Nelson River populations) | Lepomis peltastes | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Silver Redhorse | Moxostoma anisurum | AB, CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Golden Redhorse | Moxostoma erythrurum | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks |
| Greater Redhorse | Moxostoma valenciennesi | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Fourhorn Sculpin (Freshwater form) | Myoxocephalus quadricornis | CWS, DFO, FJMC, GRRB, NL, NT, NU, NWMB, Parks, WRRB |
| Hornyhead Chub | Nocomis biguttatus | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks |
| Brindled Madtom | Noturus miurus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Inconnu | Stenodus leucichthys | BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, NT, Parks, YT |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Chiselmouth | Acrocheilus alutaceus | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| Yellow Bullhead | Ameiurus natalis | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Central Stoneroller | Campostoma anomalum | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Quillback | Carpiodes cyprinus | AB, CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Lake Whitefish (Mira River populations) | Coregonus clupeaformis | CWS, DFO, NS, Parks |
| Lake Whitefish (Simcoe Lake populations) | Coregonus clupeaformis | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Bloater | Coregonus hoyi | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Broad Whitefish | Coregonus nasus | BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, NT, NU, Parks, YT |
| Slimy Sculpin | Cottus cognatus | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, GRRB, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK, YT |
| Spoonhead Sculpin | Cottus ricei | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, FJMC, GRRB, HFTCC, MB, NT, ON, Parks, QC, SK, SRRB, WRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Redfin Pickerel | Esox americanus americanus | CWS, DFO, Parks, QC |
| Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Chain Pickerel | Esox niger | CWS, DFO, Parks, QC |
| Greenside Darter | Etheostoma blennioides | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Rainbow Darter | Etheostoma caeruleum | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Least Darter | Etheostoma microperca | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Tessellated Darter | Etheostoma olmstedi | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Eastern Silvery Minnow | Hybognathus regius | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Chestnut Lamprey (Saskatchewan - Nelson River populations) | Ichthyomyzon castaneus | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| Bigmouth Buffalo (Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence Populations) | Ictiobus cyprinellus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Black Buffalo | Ictiobus niger | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Brook Silverside | Labidesthes sicculus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Green Sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Alaskan Brook Lamprey | Lethenteron alaskense | CWS, DFO, NT, Parks |
| Striped Shiner | Luxilus chrysocephalus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Redfin Shiner | Lythrurus umbratilis | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Silver Chub (Saskatchewan - Nelson River populations) | Macrhybopsis storeriana | CWS, DFO, MB, Parks |
| Northern Pearl Dace | Margariscus nachtiebi | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| River Chub | Nocomis micropogon | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| River Shiner | Notropis blennius | AB, CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| Ghost Shiner | Notropis buchanani | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Bigmouth Shiner | Notropis dorsalis | CWS, DFO, MB, Parks |
| Rosyface Shiner | Notropis rubellus | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Weed Shiner | Notropis texanus | CWS, DFO, MB, Parks |
| Margined Madtom | Noturus insignis | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks, QC |
| Blackside Darter | Percina maculata | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| Bluntnose Minnow | Pimephales notatus | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Round Whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | AB, BC, CWS, DFO, FJMC, GRRB, HFTCC, MB, NB, NL, NT, NU, NWMB, ON, Parks, QC, SK, SRRB, YFWMB, YT |
| Flathead Catfish | Pylodictis olivaris | CWS, DFO, ON, Parks |
| Eastern Blacknose Dace | Rhinichthys atratulus | CWS, DFO, NB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Leopard Dace | Rhinichthys falcatus | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| Western Blacknose Dace | Rhinichthys obtusus | CWS, DFO, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| Lake Trout | Salvelinus namaycush | AB, CWS, DFO, GRRB, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, Parks, QC, SK, YT |
| Longfin Smelt | Spirinchus thaleichthys | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks |
Lichens (38) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| (common name not available) | Aspicilia aspera | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Desert Tumbleweed Lichen | Aspicilia hispida | CMN, CWS, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Aspicilia reptans | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks, SK |
| Half Moon Lichen | Dendriscosticta oroborealis | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Mouse Ears | Erioderma sorediatum | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Gypsoplaca macrophylla | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, NT, Parks, YT |
| White Fringe Lichen | Moelleropsis nebulosa frullaniae | CMN, CWS, NB, NL, NS, Parks |
| Giant Candlewax | Ricasolia amplissima sheiyi | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Rockefellera crossophylla | CMN, CWS, NB, Parks |
| Powdered Moon Lichen (Eastern population) | Sticta limbata | CMN, CWS, NB, NS, Parks, QC |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Whiskered Millipede Lichen | Anaptychia elbursiana | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Flexuous Golden Stubble | Chaenotheca servitii | CMN, CWS, NS, Parks |
| Hemlock Stubble | Chaenothecopsis tsugae | BC, CMN, CWS, NB, NS, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Fuscopannaria ahlneri | BC, CMN, CWS, NL, NS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Fuscopannaria coralloidea | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Pannaria tavaresii | CMN, CWS, NS, ON, Parks |
| Red Oak Stubble | Phaeocalicium minutissimum | CMN, CWS, NB, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Sticta canariensis | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Sticta torrii | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| (common name not available) | Bryoria carlottae | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Mottled Horsehair Lichen | Bryoria cervinula | BC, CMN, CWS, NT, Parks |
| Rosin Whiskers | Chaenothecopsis oregana | AB, CMN, CWS, Parks, QC |
| Wright's Spotted Felt Lichen | Dendriscosticta wrightii | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Dermatocarpon dolomiticum | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Gabura insignis | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Desert Rock-scab | Glypholecia scabra | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, NT, NU, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Heppia adglutianata | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Leptogium corticola | CMN, CWS, NS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Lichenoidium sirosiphoidium | BC, CMN, CWS, NL, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Niebla cephalota | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Parmeliella parvula | BC, CMN, CWS, NL, NS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Peltula euploca | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Ghost Antler Lichen | Pseudevernia cladonia | CMN, CWS, NB, NS, Parks, QC |
| Antler Lichen | Pseudevernia consocians | AB, CMN, CWS, MB, NS, ON, Parks, SK |
| (common name not available) | Punctelia borreri | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Sclerophora amabilis | BC, CMN, CWS, NB, Parks, PE |
| Crannied Orangebush Lichen | Seirophora contortuplicata | AB, BC, CMN, CWS, NT, Parks, YT |
| (common name not available) | Thyrea confusa | BC, CMN, CWS, ON, Parks, QC |
Marine fishes (12) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Pink Salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean, YT |
| Chum Salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean, YT |
| Chum Salmon (Skeena River populations) | Oncorhynchus keta | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Chinook Salmon (Skeena River populations) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Chinook Salmon (Yukon River and transboundary populations) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean, YT |
| Atlantic Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| American Shad | Alosa sapidissima | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, NB, NS, Parks, PE, QC |
| Pacific Herring | Clupea pallissii | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Yellowtail Flounder | Limanda ferruginea | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, NB, NL, NS, Parks, PE |
| Pollock | Pollachius virens | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, NB, NL, NS, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Shortspine Thornyhead | Sebastolobus alascanus | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
Marine mammals (9) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Guadalupe Fur Seal | Arctocephalus townsendi | CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Hooded Seal | Cystophora cristata | Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, NU, NWMB, Parks |
| Bearded Seal | Erignathus barbatus | Arctic Ocean, CWS, DFO, FJMC, HFTCC, MB, NL, NT, NU, NWMB, ON, Parks, QC, YT |
| Harp Seal | Phoca groenlandica | Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, NL, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Baird's Beaked Whale | Berardius bairdii | CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | CWS, DFO, NWMB, Parks |
| Cuvier's Beaked Whale | Ziphius cavirostris | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Pacific White-sided Dolphin | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
| Northern Elephant Seal | Mirounga angustirostris | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks, Pacific Ocean |
Molluscs (34) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Black Sandshell | Ligumia recta | CWS, MB, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Globe Siltsnail | Birgella subglobosa | CWS, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Bugle Sprite | Micromenetus dilatatus | CWS, NS, Parks |
| Boundary Mountainsnail | Oreohelix subrudis limitaris | AB, CWS, Parks |
| Blunt Albino Physa | Physella gyrina athearni | AB, CWS, Parks |
| Ornamented Peaclam | Pisidium cruciatum | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Corpulent Rams-horn | Planorbella corpulenta | CWS, MB, ON, Parks |
| Whiteaves's Capacious Rams-horn | Planorbella corpulenta whiteavesi | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Western Arctic Stagnicola | Stagnicola kennicotti | CWS, NT, NU, Parks |
| Loosely-coiled Valve Snail | Valvata lewisi ontariensis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Flat Dome | Ventridens suppressus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Velvet Wedge | Xolotrema denotatum | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Spindle Lymnaea | Acella haldemani | CWS, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Slippershell | Alasmidonta viridis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Slippershell | Alasmidonta viridis | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Pimpleback | Cyclonaias pustulosa | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Bark Snaggletooth | Gastrocopta corticaria | CWS, NB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Lake Superior Rams-horn | Helisoma anceps royalense | CWS, MB, ON, Parks |
| Flutedshell | Lasmigona costata | CWS, MB, ON, Parks, QC |
| Tidewater Mucket | Leptodea ochracea | CWS, NB, NS, Parks |
| Eastern Pearl Mussel | Margaritifera margaritifera | CWS, NB, NL, NS, Parks, PE, QC |
| Yellow Globelet | Mesodon clausus | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Rotund Physa | Physella columbiana | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Haldeman's Physa | Physella concolor | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Grain physa | Physella hordacea | BC, CWS, DFO, Parks |
| Twisted Physa | Physella lordi | AB, BC, CWS, Parks |
| Nuttall's Physa | Physella nuttalli | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Tiny Peaclam | Pisidium insigne | AB, BC, CWS, ON, Parks, PE |
| Slender Walker | Pomatiopsis lapidaria | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Mountain Marshsnail | Stagnicola montanensis | AB, CWS, Parks |
| Calabash Pondsnail | Stagnicola walkeriana | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Coldwater Pondsnail | Stagnicola woodruffi | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Deertoe | Truncilla truncata | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Purplecap Valvata | Valvata perdepressa | CWS, ON, Parks |
Mosses (27) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Velenovsky's Moss | Hilpertia velenovskyi | BC, CWS, NT, NU, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Paraphymatoceros pearsonii | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Phaeoceros oreganus | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Phymatoceros bulbiculosus | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Triquetrella californica | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Orkney Notchwort | Anastrepta orcadensis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Anastrophyllum donnianum | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Great Bear Lake Sieve-tooth Moss | Coscinodon arctolimnius | CWS, NT, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Dendrobazzania griffithiana | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| River Scalewort | Frullania riparia | CWS, Parks, QC |
| liverwort | Frullania selwyniana | CMN, CWS, NB, NS, ON, Parks, QC |
| (common name not available) | Gollania turgens | BC, CWS, Parks, YT |
| liverwort | Harpalejeunea molleri | CMN, CWS, NS, Parks |
| Woods Whipwort | Mastigophora woodsii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Scapania ornithopoides | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Pacific Volcano Moss | Brachydontium olympicum | BC, CWS, Parks, YT |
| (common name not available) | Buxbaumia minakatae | CWS, NL, NS, ON, Parks |
| Blunted Earwort | Diplophyllum obtusatum | CWS, NL, ON, Parks, QC |
| Schleicher's Silk Moss | Entodon schleicheri | AB, BC, CWS, NT, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Fabronia ciliaris | CWS, MB, Parks |
| Pygmy Pocket Moss | Fissidens exilis | BC, CWS, NS, ON, Parks, QC |
| Funaria Moss | Funaria flavicans | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Mountain Brook Moss | Hygrohypnum montanum | CWS, NB, NL, NS, Parks, PE, QC |
| Delicate Luster Moss | Isopterygium tenerum | CWS, NS, Parks |
| Porter's Twisted Moss | Tortula porteri | CWS, ON, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Trematodon asanoi | BC, CWS, Parks |
| (common name not available) | Trematodon longicollis | CWS, NL, ON, Parks |
Reptiles (12) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| No candidates currently listed | ||
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| Ring-necked Snake | Diadophis punctatus | CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, QC |
| Smooth Greensnake | Opheodrys vernalis | CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, PE, QC, SK |
| Plains Gartersnake | Thamnophis radix | AB, CWS, MB, Parks, SK |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | CWS, Parks |
| Northern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria coerulea | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle | Lepidochelys kempii | Atlantic Ocean, CWS, NS, Parks |
| Northern watersnake | Nerodia sipedon sipedon | CWS, ON, Parks, QC |
| DeKay's Brownsnake | Storeria dekayi | CWS, ON, Parks, QC |
| Red-bellied Snake | Storeria occipitomaculata | CWS, MB, NB, NS, ON, Parks, QC |
| Terrestrial Gartersnake | Thamnophis elegans | AB, BC, CWS, Parks |
| Northwestern Gartersnake | Thamnophis ordinoides | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Common Gartersnake | Thamnophis sirtalis | AB, BC, CWS, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, Parks, QC, SK |
Terrestrial mammals (6) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Western Spotted Skunk | Spilogale gracilis | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Group 2 - Mid priority candidates | ||
| (common name not available) | Myotis californicus | AB, BC, CWS, Parks, YT |
| (common name not available) | Myotis thysanodes | AB, BC, CWS, Parks, SK, YT |
| (common name not available) | Myotis volans | AB, BC, CWS, NT, Parks, SK, YT |
| (common name not available) | Myotis yumanensis | AB, BC, CWS, Parks, YT |
| Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse | Perognathus parvus | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Group 3 - Low priority candidates | ||
| No candidates currently listed | ||
Vascular plants (13) |
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| Group 1 - High priority candidates | ||
| Tall Green Milkweed | Asclepias hirtella | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Smooth Clustered Sedge | Carex aggregata | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Black-edged Sedge | Carex nigromarginata | CWS, ON, Parks |
| Klaza Draba | Draba bruce-bennettii | CMN, CWS, Parks, YT |
| Square-stemmed Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Tinted Woodland Spurge | Euphorbia commutata | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Plains Rough Fescue | Festuca hallii | AB, CMN, CWS, MB, ON, Parks, SK |
| Limestone Hedge-hyssop | Gratiola quartermaniae | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Short-stemmed Iris | Iris brevicaulis | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Pale Evening-primrose | Oenothera pallida pallida | BC, CMN, CWS, Parks |
| Cranefly Orchid | Tipularia discolor | CMN, CWS, ON, Parks |
| Dwarf Western Trillium | Trilium ovatum hibbersonii | BC, CWS, Parks |
| Group 2 - mid priority candidates and group 3 - low priority candidates | ||
| An expanded Vascular Plants candidate list of over 500 vascular plants, grouped into two priority classes, is now available to the public in an Excel worksheet file. This list is provided with the understanding that it is a working copy undergoing modification. In preparing the list, information from the General Status of Species in Canada Review process, undertaken by all federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions, is taken into account when species are ranked for inclusion on the list. Please contact the COSEWIC secretariat for a copy of the list at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
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(1) Initialisms for Wildlife Management Boards (WMBs)
- ARRC : Alsek Renewable Resources Council
- CTRRC : Carcross / Tagish Renewable Resources Council
- CRRC : Carmacks Renewable Resources Council
- DKRRC : Dän Keyi Renewable Resources Council
- DDRRC : Dawson District Renewable Resources Council
- EMRWB : Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board
- FJMC : Fisheries Joint Management Committee
- GRRB : Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board
- HFTCC : Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Coordinating Committee
- IGC : Inuvialuit Game Council
- LRRC : Laberge Renewable Resources Council
- MNJFC : Maa-Nulth Joint Fisheries Committee
- MDRRC : Mayo District Renewable Resources Council
- NJFMC: Nisga'a Joint Fisheries Management Committee
- NWC: Nisga'a Wildlife Committee
- NYRRC : North Yukon Renewable Resources Council
- NMRWB : Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board
- NWMB : Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
- PCMB : Porcupine Caribou Management Board
- SRRB : Sahtu Renewable Resources Board
- SRRC : Selkirk Renewable Resources Council
- TRRC : Teslin Renewable Resources Council
- TAJFC : Tla'amin Joint Fisheries Committee
- TJFB : Torngat Joint Fisheries Board
- TWPCB : Torngat Wildlife and Plants Co-Management Board
- TWJFC : Tsawwassen Joint Fisheries Committee
- WRRB : Wek'eezhii Renewable Resources Board
- WMAC-NS : Wildlife Management Advisory Council: North Slope
- WMAC-NWT : Wildlife Management Advisory Council: Northwest Territories
- YFWMB : Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board
- YSSC : Yukon Salmon Sub-Committee