Table 3.61
Legal protection of wildlife species in Canada under
the Species at Risk Act
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Species risk status | ||||||||
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Extirpated | Endangered | |||||||
Listing of species under the Species at Risk Act 1 | ||||||||
Assessment not yet forwarded to Minister of the Environment | Under Consideration 2 | Listed 3 | Not listed 3 | Assessment not yet forwarded to Minister of the Environment | Under Consideration 2 | Listed 3 | Not listed 3 | |
number | ||||||||
Total | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 200 | 10 |
Mammals (terrestrial) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Mammals (marine) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Birds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
Fish | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 7 |
Amphibians | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Reptiles | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Molluscs (terrestrial) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Molluscs (aquatic) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Arthropods | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Vascular Plants | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 82 | 0 |
Lichens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mosses | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Species risk status | ||||||||
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Threatened | Special concern | |||||||
Listing of species under the Species at Risk Act 1 | ||||||||
Assessment not yet forwarded to Minister of the Environment | Under Consideration 2 | Listed 3 | Not listed 3 | Assessment not yet forwarded to Minister of the Environment | Under Consideration 2 | Listed 3 | Not listed 3 | |
number | ||||||||
Total | 5 | 24 | 119 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 107 | 7 |
Mammals (terrestrial) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Mammals (marine) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Birds | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
Fish | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
Amphibians | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Reptiles | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Molluscs (terrestrial) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Molluscs (aquatic) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Arthropods | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Vascular Plants | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
Lichens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Mosses | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
As of March 31, 2009
Does not include species that are already on
Schedule 1 and are currently having the confirmation of their status
considered.
Only species listed on Schedule 1 of
the Species at Risk Act (SARA) receive legal protection. This legal
protection varies depending on species status, the types of species and the
jurisdiction in which the species is found. The general prohibitions of SARA
do not apply to species of special concern. Please see the Species at Risk
Act for more information (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/s-15.3/text.html).
Source(s):
Environment Canada, Population Conservation and Management Division, 2009,
special tabulation. For more information please consult the SARA Public Registry, http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm.
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