Search for a particular wildlife species using the wildlife species search. Or, search by any of the five group-search criteria to obtain a user-defined set of results. To obtain all the records of wildlife species designated by COSEWIC, leave all fields blank.
Wildlife Species Search: Search by either Common or Scientific Name. Enter any part of the name.
Common Name:
Scientific Name:
Group Search:
Status Category:
Extinct Extirpated Endangered Threatened
Special Concern Not at Risk Data Deficient
Taxonomic Group:
Amphibians Arthropods Birds Fishes (freshwater) Fishes (marine) Lichens
Mammals (marine) Mammals (terrestrial) Molluscs Mosses Reptiles Vascular Plants
Select location of interest according to: Province/Territory/Ocean ("range of occurrence") or Wildlife Management Board. Note that a wildlife species' range of occurrence is not necessarily a complete listing of which jurisdictions are legally responsible for a wildlife species' conservation and management (for more information: Range of occurrence and Jurisdiction).
Province/Territory/Ocean:
British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean
Wildlife Management Board:
Wildlife Management Advisory Council - North Slope Wildlife Management Advisory Council - Northwest Territories Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board Sahtu Renewable Resources Board Nunavut Wildlife Management Board Wekeezhii Renewable Resources Board Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Coordinating Committee Nisga'a Wildlife Committee Nisga'a Joint Fisheries Management Committee
A map showing the location of the various Canadian Wildlife Management Boards is available for viewing only or to perform a search.
Change in Status:
New In a higher risk category In a lower risk category Changed
No Change Reassigned No longer at risk
