CANADIAN SPECIES AT RISK

MAY 2003

Line drawing of the North Atlantic Right Whale

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COSEWIC
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE
IN CANADA

COSEWIC

COSEPAC
COMITÉ SUR LA SITUATION
DES ESPÈCES EN PÉRIL
AU CANADA

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Cover Illustration: Line drawing of the North Atlantic Right Whale, by Judie Shore, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
This document can be cited as follows: COSEWIC, 2003. Canadian Species at Risk, May 2003.
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 43 pp.

CONTENTS

ABOUT COSEWIC
COSEWIC Mandate
COSEWIC Membership
Definitions
SUMMARY TABLES
	COSEWIC Species designated in the five "risk" categories and in the NOT AT RISK and DATA DEFICIENT categories (Tables 1-3)
	Results of May 2003 COSEWIC meeting (Tables 4-5)
COSEWIC ASSESSMENT RESULTS
	Explanation of symbols
	Table 6. Species examined and designated in the five "risk" categories
	Table 7. Species examined and designated in the NOT AT RISK category
	Table 8. Species examined and designated in the DATA DEFICIENT category
RECORD OF STATUS RE-EXAMINATIONS
RECORD OF NAME CHANGES

ABOUT COSEWIC

COSEWIC Mandate

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assesses the national status of wild species, subspecies, varieties, or other designatable units that are considered to be at risk in Canada. Designations are made on all native species for the following taxonomic groups: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes, lepidopterans, molluscs, vascular plants, mosses, and lichens.

COSEWIC Membership

COSEWIC comprises members from each provincial and territorial government wildlife agency, four federal agencies (Canadian Wildlife Service, Parks Canada Agency, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and the Federal Biosystematics Partnership, chaired by the Canadian Museum of Nature), three nonjurisdictional members and the co-chairs of the species specialist and the Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge subcommittees. The Committee meets to consider status reports on candidate species.

Definitions

The following definitions were reviewed by COSEWIC in May 2003:

Species	Any indigenous species, subspecies, variety, or geographically defined population of wild fauna and flora.
Extinct (X)	A species that no longer exists.
Extirpated (XT)	A species no longer existing in the wild in Canada, but occurring elsewhere.
Endangered (E)	A species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Threatened (T)	A species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed.
Special Concern (SC) *	A species of special concern because of characteristics that make it particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events.
Not at Risk (NAR) **	A species that has been evaluated and found to be not at risk.
Data Deficient (DD) ***	A species for which there is insufficient scientific information to support status designation.

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* Formerly described as "Vulnerable" from 1990 to 1999, or "Rare" prior to 1990.
** Formerly described as "Not In Any Category", or "No Designation Required."
*** Formerly described as "Indeterminate" from 1994 to 1999 or "ISIBD" (insufficient scientific information on which to base a designation) prior to 1994.

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SUMMARY TABLES

COSEWIC Species designated in the five "risk" categories and in the NOT AT RISK and DATA DEFICIENT categories

Table 1. Summary of COSEWIC’s assessment results for the "risk" categories. The results include the May 2003 meeting.

CATEGORY / STATUS	EXTINCT	EXTIRPATED	ENDANGERED	THREATENED	SPECIAL CONCERN	TOTALS
Mammals	2	4	22	13	23	64
Birds	3	2	21	8	22	56
Reptiles		4	5	11	11	31
Amphibians		1	5	5	8	19
Fishes	5	2	19	22	32	80
Lepidopterans		3	5	3	2	13
Molluscs	1	2	11	2	2	18
Vascular Plants		2	58	37	39	136
Mosses	1	1	5	1		8
Lichens			2		4	6
TOTALS	12	21	153	102	143	431

Table 2. Summary of COSEWIC’s assessment results for the Not at Risk category. The results include the May 2003 meeting.

CATEGORY / STATUS	NOT AT RISK
Mammals	47
Birds	35
Reptiles	5
Amphibians	14
Fishes	34
Lepidopterans	0
Molluscs	1
Vascular Plants	16
Mosses	0
Lichens	0
Totals	152

Table 3. Summary of COSEWIC’s assessment results for the Data Deficient category. The results include the May 2003 meeting.

CATEGORY / STATUS	DATA DEFICIENT
Mammals	9
Birds	2
Reptiles	2
Amphibians	0
Fishes	8
Lepidopterans	0
Molluscs	2
Vascular Plants	4
Mosses	0
Lichens	2
Totals	29

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Results of May 2003 COSEWIC meeting

Table 4. May 2003 results by status and taxon.

CATEGORY/ STATUS	EXTINCT	EXTIRPATED	ENDANGERED	THREATENED	SPECIAL CONCERN	NOT AT RISK	DATA DEFICIENT	TOTALS
Mammals			4	1	2	1	1	9
Birds					1			1
Reptiles					1	1		2
Amphibians						2		2
Fishes			3	3	3	2	1	12
Lepidopterans			1	1				2
Molluscs			2	1	1			4
Vascular Plants			4	2	1			7
Mosses			1					1
Lichens								0
TOTALS	0	0	15	8	9	6	2	40

Table 5. May 2003 results by status and type of change in status.

CATEGORY/ STATUS CHANGE*	EXTINCT	EXTIRPATED	ENDANGERED	THREATENED	SPECIAL CONCERN	NOT AT RISK	DATA DEFICIENT	TOTALS
New			10	5	4	4	1	24
Uplisted			2	1				3
Downlisted					2			2
No Change			3	2	3			8
Changed						1	1	2
De-listed						1		1
TOTALS	0	0	15	8	9	6	2	40

*Explanation of terms on following page.
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COSEWIC ASSESSMENT RESULTS

The tables that follow (Tables 6-8) are organized by status category and then by taxonomic group. An explanation of the symbols and abbreviations is provided below. For each species, the information provided includes the common name, scientific name, population name, and range of occurrence in Canada (by province, territory or ocean). The most recent date of examination by COSEWIC is shown, and symbols provide information on the outcome of status re-examinations (e.g., uplisting, downlisting) and the basis of re-examination for species evaluated against the new quantitative criteria. For birds, range of occurrence includes the Canadian breeding and wintering distribution.

The first COSEWIC "Endangered Species List" was issued in 1978. In 1990, it was decided that all species considered by COSEWIC should be included in this document even if the species were Not at Risk or Data Deficient. Therefore, this document is divided into three separate section. The first section (Table 6) includes species examined and designated as Extinct, Extirpated, Endangered, Threatened or Special Concern. The second section (Table 7) includes species examined and found to be in the Not at Risk category. The third section (Table 8) includes species examined and found to be in the Data Deficient category because of insufficient scientific information. All three sections include the geographical occurrence and most recent date of examination.

EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS

Re-assessments and new species

↑	Species placed in a higher risk category (uplisted) after re-examination on the date shown.
↓	Species placed in a lower risk category (downlisted) after re-examination on the date shown.
Ö	Species stays in the same risk category (no change) after re-examination on the date shown.
ü	Species moved to the Not at Risk category from a risk category (de-listed) on the date shown.
☼	Species moved to the Data Deficient Category from a risk category, or to a risk category from the Data Deficient Category (changed), on the date shown.
(no arrow)	New species examined on the date shown.

Evaluation with COSEWIC's new quantitative criteria

COSEWIC has recently begun using quantitative criteria to assess species' risk of extinction. These criteria were adapted from the criteria used by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and have been used by COSEWIC since October 1999.

∆ or ∆+ Assessment based on a new status report or an update status report. A plus sign (+) indicates the report has an addendum.

∆ or ∆+ Species re-assessed using an existing status report. A plus sign (+) indicates the report has an addendum or that the report has been modified.

Geographical occurrence abbreviations

AB	Alberta	NS	Nova Scotia	QC	Québec
BC	British Columbia	NT	Northwest Territories	SK	Saskatchewan
MB	Manitoba	NU	Nunavut	YT	Yukon Territory
NB	New Brunswick	ON	Ontario
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador	PE	Prince Edward Island
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Table 6. Species designated in the five "risk" categories, with range of occurrence (by province, territory or ocean) and year of designation. For extinct and extirpated species, the historical range of occurrence and the approximate date of disappearance are shown (431 species).

EXTINCT CATEGORY (12)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Historical Range of Occurrence	Extinction Date	Assessment Date
Mammals (2)
ê	Ö	Caribou dawsoni subspecies	Rangifer tarandus dawsoni		BC	1920s	May 2000
ê	Ö	Mink, Sea	Mustela macrodon		Atlantic coastal waters	1894	May 2000
Birds (3)
ê	Ö	Auk, Great	Pinguinus impennis		QC NB NS NL	1844	May 2000
ê	Ö	Duck, Labrador	Camptorhynchus labradorius		QC NB NS NL	1875	May 2000
ê	Ö	Pigeon, Passenger	Ectopistes migratorius		SK MB ON QC NB NS PE	1914	May 2000
Reptiles (0)
Amphibians (0)
Fishes (5)
ê	Ö	Cisco, Deepwater	Coregonus johannae		ON	1952	May 2000
ê	Ö	Dace, Banff Longnose	Rhinichthys cataractae smithi		AB	1986	May 2000
ê	Ö	Stickleback, Benthic Hadley Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	1999	May 2000
ê	Ö	Stickleback, Limnetic Hadley Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	1999	May 2000
ê	Ö	Walleye, Blue	Stizostedion vitreum glaucum		ON	1965	May 2000
Lepidopterans (0)
Molluscs (1)
ê	Ö	Limpet, Eelgrass	Lottia alveus alveus		QC NS NL	1929	May 2000
Vascular Plants (0)
Mosses (1)
ê		Moss, Macoun's Shining	Neomacounia nitida		ON	not observed since 1864	Nov 2002
Lichens (0)
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EXTIRPATED CATEGORY (21)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Historical Range of Occurrence	Extinction Date	Assessment Date
Mammals (4)
ê	Ö	Bear, Grizzly	Ursus arctos	Prairie population	AB SK MB	1880s	May 2002
ê	Ö	Ferret, Black-footed	Mustela nigripes		AB SK MB	1974	May 2000
ê	Ö	Walrus, Atlantic	Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus	Northwest Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	mid 19th century	May 2000
ê	Ö	Whale, Grey	Eschrichtius robustus	Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	before end of 1800s	May 2000
Birds (2)
ê	Ö	Prairie-Chicken, Greater	Tympanuchus cupido		AB SK MB ON	last reported in 1987 in Saskatchewan	May 2000
ê	Ö	Sage-grouse phaios subspecies, Greater	Centrocercus urophasianus phaios		BC	not observed since 1960s	May 2000
Reptiles (4)
ê		Gophersnake, Pacific	Pituophis catenifer catenifer		BC	not observed since 1957	May 2002
ê	Ö	Lizard, Pigmy Short-horned	Phrynosoma douglasii	British Columbia population	BC	last reported in 1898, near Osoyoos, BC	May 2000
ê		Rattlesnake, Timber	Crotalus horridus		ON	1941	May 2001
ê		Turtle, Pacific Pond	Actinemys marmorata		BC	not observed since 1959	May 2002
Amphibians (1)
ê		Salamander, Tiger	Ambystoma tigrinum	Great Lakes population	ON	1915	Nov 2001
Fishes (2)
ê	Ö	Chub, Gravel	Erimystax x-punctatus		ON	last reported in 1958, Thames River drainage	May 2000
ê	Ö	Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula		ON	1917	May 2000
Lepidopterans (3)
ê	Ö	Blue, Karner	Lycaeides melissa samuelis		ON	1991	May 2000
ê	Ö	Elfin, Frosted	Callophrys [Incisalia] irus		ON	1988	May 2000
ê	Ö	Marble, Island	Euchloe ausonides		BC	before 1910	May 2000
Molluscs (2)
ê		Snail, Puget Oregonian	Cryptomastix devia		BC	not observed since 1905	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Wedgemussel, Dwarf	Alasmidonta heterodon		NB	1968	May 2000
Vascular Plants (2)
ê	Ö	Spring Blue-eyed Mary	Collinsia verna		ON	not observed since 1954	May 2000
ê	Ö	Tick-trefoil, Illinois	Desmodium illinoense		ON	not observed since 1888	May 2000
Mosses (1)
ê		Moss, Incurved Grizzled	Ptychomitrium incurvum		ON	1828	Nov 2002
Lichens (0)
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ENDANGERED CATEGORY (153)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Range of Occurrence	Assessment Date
Mammals (22)
ê		Badger jacksoni subspecies, American	Taxidea taxus jacksoni		ON	May 2000
ê		Badger jeffersonii subspecies, American	Taxidea taxus jeffersonii		BC	May 2000
		Caribou, Peary	Rangifer tarandus pearyi	Banks Island population	NT	Apr 1991
		Caribou, Peary	Rangifer tarandus pearyi	High Arctic population	NT NU	Apr 1991
ê	Ö	Caribou, Woodland	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Atlantic-Gaspésie population	QC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Fox, Swift	Vulpes velox		AB SK	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Marmot, Vancouver Island	Marmota vancouverensis		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Marten, Newfoundland	Martes americana atrata		NL	May 2000
ê	↑	Mole, Townsend's	Scapanus townsendii		BC	May 2003
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Southeast Baffin Island-Cumberland Sound population	NU NL Arctic Ocean	Apr 1990
	Ö	Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	St. Lawrence River population	QC	Apr 1997
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Ungava Bay population	NU QC Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1988
ê		Whale, Blue	Balaenoptera musculus	Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2002
ê		Whale, Blue	Balaenoptera musculus	Pacific population	Pacific Ocean	May 2002
		Whale, Bowhead	Balaena mysticetus	Eastern Arctic population	NU Arctic Ocean	Apr 1980
		Whale, Bowhead	Balaena mysticetus	Western Arctic population	YT NT NU Arctic Ocean	Apr 1986
ê⁺		Whale, Killer	Orcinus orca	Northeast Pacific southern resident population	Pacific Ocean	Nov 2001
ê		Whale, North Atlantic Right	Eubalaena glacialis		Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
	Ö	Whale, North Pacific Right	Eubalaena japonica		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
ê⁺	↑	Whale, Northern Bottlenose	Hyperoodon ampullatus	Scotian Shelf population	Atlantic Ocean	Nov 2002
ê		Whale, Sei	Balaenoptera borealis	Pacific population	Pacific Ocean	May 2003
ê	Ö	Wolverine	Gulo gulo	Eastern population	QC NL	May 2003
Birds (21)
		Bobwhite, Northern	Colinus virginianus		ON	Apr 1994
ê	↑	Chat, Western Yellow-breasted	Icteria virens auricollis	British Columbia population	BC	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Crane, Whooping	Grus americana		NT AB	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Curlew, Eskimo	Numenius borealis		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	May 2000
ê	Ö	Flycatcher, Acadian	Empidonax virescens		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Owl, Barn	Tyto alba	Eastern population	ON QC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Owl, Burrowing	Athene cunicularia		BC AB SK MB	May 2000
ê	Ö	Owl, Northern Spotted	Strix occidentalis caurina		BC	May 2000
ê		Plover circumcinctus subspecies, Piping	Charadrius melodus circumcinctus		AB SK MB ON	May 2001
ê		Plover melodus subspecies, Piping	Charadrius melodus melodus		QC NB NS PE NL	May 2001
ê	Ö	Plover, Mountain	Charadrius montanus		AB SK	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Rail, King	Rallus elegans		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Sage-grouse urophasianus subspecies, Greater	Centrocercus urophasianus urophasianus		AB SK	May 2000
ê		Screech-owl macfarlanei subspecies, Western	Otus kennicottii macfarlanei		BC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Shrike, Eastern Loggerhead	Lanius ludovicianus migrans		MB ON QC	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Sparrow, Henslow's	Ammodramus henslowii		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Tern, Roseate	Sterna dougallii		QC NB NS	Oct 1999
ê	Ö	Thrasher, Sage	Oreoscoptes montanus		BC AB SK	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Warbler, Kirtland's	Dendroica kirtlandii		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Warbler, Prothonotary	Protonotaria citrea		ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Woodpecker, White-headed	Picoides albolarvatus		BC	Nov 2000
Reptiles (5)
ê		Nightsnake	Hypsiglena torquata		BC	May 2001
ê	Ö	Racer, Blue	Coluber constrictor foxii		ON	May 2002
ê	Ö	Seaturtle, Leatherback	Dermochelys coriacea		Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean	May 2001
ê	Ö	Snake, Sharp-tailed	Contia tenuis		BC	Oct 1999
		Watersnake, Lake Erie	Nerodia sipedon insularum		ON	Apr 1991
Amphibians (5)
ê	Ö	Frog, Northern Cricket	Acris crepitans		ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Frog, Northern Leopard	Rana pipiens	Southern Mountain population	BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Frog, Oregon Spotted	Rana pretiosa		BC	May 2000
ê		Frog, Rocky Mountain Tailed	Ascaphus montanus		BC	May 2000
ê		Salamander, Tiger	Ambystoma tigrinum	Southern Mountain population	BC	Nov 2001
Fishes (19)
ê		Cod, Atlantic	Gadus morhua	Newfoundland and Labrador population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
ê	Ö	Dace, Nooksack	Rhinichthys sp.		BC	May 2000
ê	↑	Dace, Speckled	Rhinichthys osculus		BC	Nov 2002
ê	↑	Lamprey, Morrison Creek	Lampetra richardsoni		BC	May 2000
ê⁺	↑	Madtom, Northern	Noturus stigmosus		ON	Nov 2002
ê		Salmon, Atlantic	Salmo salar	Inner Bay of Fundy populations	NB NS (rarely NL) Atlantic Ocean	May 2001
ê		Salmon, Coho	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Interior Fraser population	BC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Salmon, Sockeye	Oncorhynchus nerka	Cultus population	BC Pacific Ocean	May 2003
ê	Ö	Salmon, Sockeye	Oncorhynchus nerka	Sakinaw population	BC Pacific Ocean	May 2003
ê	↑	Shiner, Pugnose	Notropis anogenus		ON	Nov 2002
ê		Stickleback, Benthic Enos Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	Nov 2002
ê	↑	Stickleback, Benthic Paxton Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	May 2000
ê	↑	Stickleback, Benthic Vananda Creek	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	May 2000
ê		Stickleback, Limnetic Enos Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	Nov 2002
ê	↑	Stickleback, Limnetic Paxton Lake	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	May 2000
ê	↑	Stickleback, Limnetic Vananda Creek	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Sucker, Salish	Catostomus sp.		BC	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Trout, Aurora	Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Whitefish, Atlantic	Coregonus huntsmani		NS	Nov 2000
Lepidopterans (5)
ê		Blue, Island	Plebejus saepiolus insulanus		BC	Nov 2000
ê		Checkerspot, Taylor's	Euphydryas editha taylori		BC	Nov 2000
ê		Metalmark, Mormon	Apodemia mormo	Southern Mountain population	BC	May 2003
ê		Moth, Yucca	Tegeticula yuccasella		AB	May 2002
ê	Ö	Ringlet, Maritime	Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit		QC NB	May 2000
Molluscs (11)
ê	Ö	Bean, Rayed	Villosa fabalis		ON	May 2000
ê		Forestsnail, Oregon	Allogona townsendiana		BC	Nov 2002
ê		Hickorynut, Round	Obovaria subrotunda		ON	May 2003
ê		Kidneyshell	Ptychobranchus fasciolaris		ON	May 2003
ê	Ö	Lampmussel, Wavy-rayed	Lampsilis fasciola		ON	Oct 1999
ê		Mussel, Mudpuppy	Simpsonaias ambigua		ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Physa, Hotwater	Physella wrighti		BC	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Riffleshell, Northern	Epioblasma torulosa rangiana		ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Snail, Banff Springs	Physella johnsoni		AB	May 2000
ê		Snail, Lake Winnipeg Physa	Physa sp.		MB	Nov 2002
ê		Snuffbox	Epioblasma triquetra		ON	May 2001
Vascular Plants (58)
ê⁺	Ö	Agalinis, Gattinger's	Agalinis gattingeri		ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Agalinis, Skinner's	Agalinis skinneriana		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Ammannia, Scarlet	Ammannia robusta		BC ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Avens, Eastern Mountain	Geum peckii		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Balsamroot, Deltoid	Balsamorhiza deltoidea		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Bluehearts	Buchnera americana		ON	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Braya, Long's	Braya longii		NL	May 2000
ê		Bugbane, Tall	Actaea elata		BC	May 2001
ê	↑	Bulrush, Bashful	Trichophorum planifolium		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Bush-clover, Slender	Lespedeza virginica		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Buttercup, Water-plantain	Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Cactus, Eastern Prickly Pear	Opuntia humifusa		ON	May 2000
ê		Catchfly, Coastal Scouler's	Silene scouleri ssp. grandis		BC	May 2003
ê	Ö	Coreopsis, Pink	Coreopsis rosea		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Cryptanthe, Tiny	Cryptantha minima		AB SK	May 2000
ê	Ö	Fern, Southern Maidenhair	Adiantum capillus-veneris		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Gentian, White Prairie	Gentiana alba		ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Ginseng, American	Panax quinquefolius		ON QC	May 2000
ê⁺	↑	Goat's-rue, Virginia	Tephrosia virginiana		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Goldenrod, Showy	Solidago speciosa		ON	May 2000
ê		Grass, Forked Three-awned	Aristida basiramea		ON QC	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Lady's-slipper, Small White	Cypripedium candidum		MB ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Lipocarpha, Small-flowered	Lipocarpha micrantha		BC ON	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Lotus, Seaside Birds-foot	Lotus formosissimus		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Lousewort, Furbish's	Pedicularis furbishiae		NB	May 2000
ê	Ö	Lupine, Prairie	Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus		BC	May 2000
ê		Lupine, Streambank	Lupinus rivularis		BC	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Milkwort, Pink	Polygala incarnata		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Mountain-mint, Hoary	Pycnanthemum incanum		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Mulberry, Red	Morus rubra		ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Orchid, Eastern Prairie Fringed	Platanthera leucophaea		ON	May 2003
ê	Ö	Orchid, Western Prairie Fringed	Platanthera praeclara		MB	May 2000
ê	Ö	Owl-clover, Bearded	Triphysaria versicolor ssp. versicolor		BC	May 2000
ê⁺	↑	Paintbrush, Golden	Castilleja levisecta		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Plantain, Heart-leaved	Plantago cordata		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Pogonia, Large Whorled	Isotria verticillata		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Pogonia, Nodding	Triphora trianthophora		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Pogonia, Small Whorled	Isotria medeoloides		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Quillwort, Engelmann's	Isoëtes engelmannii		ON	May 2001
ê		Rush, Kellogg's	Juncus kelloggii		BC	May 2003
ê	↑	Sand-verbena, Small-flowered	Tripterocalyx micranthus		AB SK	Nov 2002
ê		Sanicle, Bear's-foot	Sanicula arctopoides		BC	May 2001
ê	↑	Sedge, False Hop	Carex lupuliformis		ON QC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Sedge, Juniper	Carex juniperorum		ON	May 2000
ê		Spike-rush, Horsetail	Eleocharis equisetoides		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Sundew, Thread-leaved	Drosera filiformis		NS	May 2001
ê	Ö	Thistle, Pitcher's	Cirsium pitcheri		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Toothcup	Rotala ramosior		BC ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Tree, Cucumber	Magnolia acuminata		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Trillium, Drooping	Trillium flexipes		ON	May 2000
ê		Triteleia, Howell's	Triteleia howellii		BC	May 2003
ê⁺	Ö	Twayblade, Purple	Liparis liliifolia		ON	May 2001
ê	↑	Violet, Bird's-foot	Viola pedata		ON	May 2002
ê		Willow, Barrens	Salix jejuna		NL	May 2001
ê	Ö	Wintergreen, Spotted	Chimaphila maculata		ON QC	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Wood-poppy	Stylophorum diphyllum		ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Woodsia, Blunt-lobed	Woodsia obtusa		ON QC	May 2000
ê		Woolly-heads, Tall	Psilocarphus elatior	Pacific population	BC	May 2001
Mosses (5)
ê		Moss, Margined Streamside	Scouleria marginata		BC	Nov 2002
ê		Moss, Poor Pocket	Fissidens pauperculus		BC	Nov 2001
ê⁺	↑	Moss, Rigid Apple	Bartramia stricta		BC	May 2000
ê		Moss, Silver Hair	Fabronia pusilla		BC	Nov 2002
ê		Moss, Spoon-leaved	Bryoandersonia illecebra		ON	May 2003
Lichens (2)
ê		Lichen, Boreal Felt	Erioderma pedicellatum	Atlantic population	NB NS	May 2002
ê	Ö	Seaside Centipede	Heterodermia sitchensis		BC	May 2000

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THREATENED CATEGORY (102)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Range of Occurrence	Assessment Date
Mammals (13)
ê	↑	Bat, Pallid	Antrozous pallidus		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Bison, Wood	Bison bison athabascae		YT NT BC AB	May 2000
		Caribou, Peary	Rangifer tarandus pearyi	Low Arctic population	NT NU	Apr 1991
ê	Ö	Caribou, Woodland	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Boreal population	NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NL	May 2002
ê	Ö	Caribou, Woodland	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Southern Mountain population	BC AB	May 2002
ê	↑	Ermine haidarum subspecies	Mustela erminea haidarum		BC	May 2001
ê	↑	Fox, Grey	Urocyon cinereoargenteus		MB ON	May 2002
ê	Ö	Otter, Sea	Enhydra lutris		Pacific coastal waters	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Shrew, Pacific Water	Sorex bendirii		BC	May 2000
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Eastern Hudson Bay population	QC Arctic Ocean	Apr 1988
ê	Ö	Whale, Humpback	Megaptera novaeangliae	North Pacific population	Pacific Ocean	May 2003
ê⁺		Whale, Killer	Orcinus orca	Northeast Pacific northern resident population	Pacific Ocean	Nov 2001
ê⁺	↑	Whale, Killer	Orcinus orca	Northeast Pacific transient population	Pacific Ocean	Nov 2001
Birds (8)
ê	↑	Bittern, Least	Ixobrychus exilis		MB ON QC NB	Nov 2001
ê	Ö	Falcon anatum subspecies, Peregrine	Falco peregrinus anatum		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS NL	May 2000
ê	↑	Goshawk laingi subspecies, Northern	Accipiter gentilis laingi		BC	Nov 2000
ê	↑	Gull, Ross's	Rhodostethia rosea		NT NU MB	Nov 2001
ê	Ö	Murrelet, Marbled	Brachyramphus marmoratus		BC	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Pipit, Sprague's	Anthus spragueii		AB SK MB	May 2000
		Shrike, Prairie Loggerhead	Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides		AB SK MB	Apr 1986
ê	Ö	Warbler, Hooded	Wilsonia citrina		ON	Nov 2000
Reptiles (11)
ê	Ö	Foxsnake, Eastern	Elaphe gloydi		ON	May 2000
ê	↑	Gartersnake, Butler's	Thamnophis butleri		ON	Nov 2001
ê		Gophersnake, Great Basin	Pituophis catenifer deserticola		BC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Massasauga	Sistrurus catenatus		ON	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Ratsnake, Eastern	Elaphe obsoleta		ON	May 2000
ê		Ribbonsnake, Eastern	Thamnophis sauritus	Atlantic population	NS	May 2002
ê	↑	Snake, Eastern Hog-nosed	Heterodon platirhinos		ON	Nov 2001
ê	Ö	Snake, Queen	Regina septemvittata		ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Softshell, Spiny	Apalone spinifera		ON QC	May 2002
ê		Stinkpot	Sternotherus odoratus		ON QC	May 2002
		Turtle, Blanding's	Emydoidea blandingii	Nova Scotia population	NS	Apr 1993
Amphibians (5)
ê⁺	↑	Salamander, Allegheny Mountain Dusky	Desmognathus ochrophaeus		QC	Nov 2001
ê	↑	Salamander, Coastal Giant	Dicamptodon tenebrosus		BC	Nov 2000
ê		Salamander, Jefferson	Ambystoma jeffersonianum		ON	Nov 2000
ê	↑	Spadefoot, Great Basin	Spea intermontana		BC	Nov 2001
ê⁺	Ö	Toad, Fowler's	Bufo fowleri		ON	Nov 2000
Fishes (22)
ê		Bocaccio	Sebastes paucispinis		Pacific Ocean	Nov 2002
ê⁺	↑	Chubsucker, Lake	Erimyzon sucetta		ON	Nov 2001
		Cisco, Blackfin	Coregonus nigripinnis		ON	Apr 1988
ê	Ö	Cisco, Shortjaw	Coregonus zenithicus		NT AB SK MB ON	May 2003
		Cisco, Shortnose	Coregonus reighardi		ON	Apr 1987
ê		Cod, Atlantic	Gadus morhua	Laurentian North population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
ê		Cusk	Brosme brosme		Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
ê	Ö	Darter, Channel	Percina copelandi		ON QC	May 2002
ê⁺	Ö	Darter, Eastern Sand	Ammocrypta pellucida		ON QC	Nov 2000
ê	↑	Gar, Spotted	Lepisosteus oculatus		ON	Nov 2000
ê	↑	Lamprey, Cowichan Lake	Lampetra macrostoma		BC	Nov 2000
ê⁺	↑	Minnow, Western Silvery	Hybognathus argyritis		AB	Nov 2001
		Redhorse, Black	Moxostoma duquesnei		ON	Apr 1988
		Redhorse, Copper	Moxostoma hubbsi		QC	Apr 1987
ê	↑	Sculpin, Cultus Pygmy	Cottus sp.		BC	Nov 2000
		Sculpin, Deepwater	Myoxocephalus thompsoni	Great Lakes populations	ON	Apr 1987
ê	Ö	Sculpin, Shorthead	Cottus confusus		BC	May 2001
ê	↑	Shiner, Rosyface	Notropis rubellus	Manitoba population	MB	Nov 2001
ê	Ö	Smelt, Lake Utopia Dwarf	Osmerus sp.		NB	May 2000
		Whitefish, Lake	Coregonus clupeaformis	Lake Simcoe population	ON	Apr 1987
ê		Wolffish, Northern	Anarhichas denticulatus		Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	May 2001
ê		Wolffish, Spotted	Anarhichas minor		Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	May 2001
Lepidopterans (3)
ê		Hairstreak, Behr's (Columbia)	Satyrium behrii columbia		BC	Nov 2000
ê		Metalmark, Mormon	Apodemia mormo	Prairie population	SK	May 2003
ê		Skipper, Dun	Euphyes vestris	Western population	BC	Nov 2000
Molluscs (2)
ê	Ö	Abalone, Northern	Haliotis kamtschatkana		Pacific coastal waters	May 2000
ê		Jumping-slug, Dromedary	Hemphillia dromedarius		BC	May 2003
Vascular Plants (37)
ê	Ö	Aster, Anticosti	Symphyotrichum anticostense		QC NB	May 2000
ê	↑	Aster, Crooked-stem	Symphyotrichum prenanthoides		ON	May 2002
ê	↑	Aster, Western Silvery	Symphyotrichum sericeum		MB ON	May 2000
ê	Ö	Aster, White Wood	Eurybia divaricata		ON QC	Nov 2002
ê⁺	Ö	Aster, White-top	Sericocarpus rigidus		BC	May 2000
ê	↑	Aster, Willowleaf	Symphyotrichum praealtum		ON	May 2003
ê	↑	Blazing Star, Dense	Liatris spicata		ON	May 2001
ê	Ö	Blue-flag, Western	Iris missouriensis		AB	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Braya, Fernald's	Braya fernaldii		NL	May 2000
ê	↑	Buffalograss	Buchloë dactyloides		SK MB	Nov 2001
		Chestnut, American	Castanea dentata		ON	Apr 1987
ê	Ö	Coffee-tree, Kentucky	Gymnocladus dioicus		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Colicroot	Aletris farinosa		ON	Nov 2000
ê		Corydalis, Scouler's	Corydalis scouleri		BC	May 2001
ê		Daisy, Lakeside	Hymenoxys herbacea		ON	May 2002
ê	Ö	Deerberry	Vaccinium stamineum		ON	Nov 2000
ê		Fern, Lemmon's Holly	Polystichum lemmonii		BC	May 2003
ê	Ö	Gentian, Plymouth	Sabatia kennedyana		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Golden Crest	Lophiola aurea		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Goldenseal	Hydrastis canadensis		ON	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Greenbrier, Round-leaved	Smilax rotundifolia	Great Lakes Plains population	ON	May 2001
ê	↑	Hoptree, Common	Ptelea trifoliata		ON	Nov 2002
ê	↑	Hyacinth, Wild	Camassia scilloides		ON	May 2002
ê	Ö	Jacob's-ladder, Van Brunt's	Polemonium vanbruntiae		QC	Nov 2002
ê		Lily, Lyall's Mariposa	Calochortus lyallii		BC	May 2001
ê	Ö	Mosquito-fern, Mexican	Azolla mexicana		BC	May 2000
ê⁺	¯	Mouse-ear-cress, Slender	Halimolobos virgata		AB SK	May 2000
ê	↑	Orchid, Phantom	Cephalanthera austiniae		BC	May 2000
ê⁺	Ö	Prairie-clover, Hairy	Dalea villosa var. villosa		SK MB	May 2000
ê	Ö	Redroot	Lachnanthes caroliana		NS	May 2000
ê		Sanicle, Purple	Sanicula bipinnatifida		BC	May 2001
ê	↑	Soapweed	Yucca glauca		AB	May 2000
ê	Ö	Spiderwort, Western	Tradescantia occidentalis		AB SK MB	Nov 2002
ê		Spike-rush, Tubercled	Eleocharis tuberculosa		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Violet, Yellow Montane	Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Water-pennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata		NS	May 2000
ê	Ö	Water-willow, American	Justicia americana		ON QC	May 2000
Mosses (1)
ê		Moss, Haller's Apple	Bartramia halleriana		BC AB	Nov 2001
Lichens (0)

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SPECIAL CONCERN CATEGORY (143)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Range of Occurrence	Assessment Date
Mammals (23)
		Bat, Fringed	Myotis thysanodes		BC	Apr 1988
		Bat, Keen's Long-eared	Myotis keenii		BC	Apr 1988
		Bat, Spotted	Euderma maculatum		BC	Apr 1988
ê	Ö	Bear, Grizzly	Ursus arctos	Northwestern population	YT NT NU BC AB	May 2002
ê⁺	Ö	Bear, Polar	Ursus maritimus		YT NT NU MB ON QC NL	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Beaver, Mountain	Aplodontia rufa		BC	Nov 2001
ê	↑	Caribou, Woodland	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Northern Mountain population	YT NT BC	May 2002
		Cottontail nuttallii subspecies, Nuttall's	Sylvilagus nuttallii nuttallii		BC	Apr 1994
		Kangaroo Rat, Ord's	Dipodomys ordii		AB SK	Apr 1995
ê	Ö	Mole, Eastern	Scalopus aquaticus		ON	Nov 2000
		Mouse megalotis subspecies, Western Harvest	Reithrodontomys megalotis megalotis		BC	Apr 1994
ê	¯	Porpoise, Harbour	Phocoena phocoena	Northwest Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
ê	Ö	Prairie Dog, Black-tailed	Cynomys ludovicianus		SK	Nov 2000
		Seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies, Harbour	Phoca vitulina mellonae		QC	Apr 1996
		Shrew, Gaspé	Sorex gaspensis		QC NB NS	Apr 1988
		Squirrel, Southern Flying	Glaucomys volans		ON QC NS	Apr 1988
ê	Ö	Vole, Woodland	Microtus pinetorum		ON QC	Nov 2001
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Eastern High Arctic / Baffin Bay population	NU Arctic Ocean	Apr 1992
		Whale, Fin	Balaenoptera physalus		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1987
ê⁺		Whale, Killer	Orcinus orca	Northeast Pacific offshore population	Pacific Ocean	Nov 2001
		Whale, Sowerby's Beaked	Mesoplodon bidens		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1989
ê	☼	Wolf, Eastern	Canis lupus lycaon		ON QC	May 2001
ê	Ö	Wolverine	Gulo gulo	Western population	YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON	May 2003
Birds (22)
ê	Ö	Chat, Eastern Yellow-breasted	Icteria virens virens		ON	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Curlew, Long-billed	Numenius americanus		BC AB SK	Nov 2002
ê	¯	Duck, Harlequin	Histrionicus histrionicus	Eastern population	NU QC NB NS NL	May 2001
ê	Ö	Falcon pealei subspecies, Peregrine	Falco peregrinus pealei		BC	Nov 2001
	¯	Falcon tundrius subspecies, Peregrine	Falco peregrinus tundrius		YT NT NU QC NL	Apr 1992
ê		Goldeneye, Barrow's	Bucephala islandica	Eastern population	QC NB NS PE NL	Nov 2000
ê	Ö	Gull, Ivory	Pagophila eburnea		YT NT NU NL	Nov 2001
	¯	Hawk, Ferruginous	Buteo regalis		AB SK MB	Apr 1995
	Ö	Hawk, Red-shouldered	Buteo lineatus		ON QC NB	Apr 1996
		Heron fannini subspecies, Great Blue	Ardea herodias fannini		BC	Apr 1997
		Murrelet, Ancient	Synthliboramphus antiquus		BC	Apr 1993
ê	Ö	Owl, Barn	Tyto alba	Western population	BC	Nov 2001
ê	Ö	Owl, Flammulated	Otus flammeolus		BC	Nov 2001
		Owl, Short-eared	Asio flammeus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1994
ê	Ö	Rail, Yellow	Coturnicops noveboracensis		NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB	Nov 2001
ê		Screech-owl kennicottii subspecies, Western	Otus kennicottii kennicottii		BC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Sparrow princeps subspecies, Savannah	Passerculus sandwichensis princeps		NS	May 2000
		Thrush, Bicknell's	Catharus bicknelli		QC NB NS	Apr 1999
ê	Ö	Warbler, Cerulean	Dendroica cerulea		ON QC	May 2003
	Ö	Waterthrush, Louisiana	Seiurus motacilla		ON QC	Apr 1996
ê	Ö	Woodpecker, Lewis's	Melanerpes lewis		BC	Nov 2001
		Woodpecker, Red-headed	Melanerpes erythrocephalus		SK MB ON QC	Apr 1996
Reptiles (11)
ê		Boa, Rubber	Charina bottae		BC	May 2003
		Lizard, Greater Short-horned	Phrynosoma hernandesi		AB SK	Apr 1992
ê		Milksnake	Lampropeltis triangulum		ON QC	May 2002
		Racer, Eastern Yellow-bellied	Coluber constrictor flaviventris		SK	Apr 1991
ê		Ribbonsnake, Eastern	Thamnophis sauritus	Great Lakes population	ON	May 2002
		Skink, Five-lined	Eumeces fasciatus		ON	Apr 1998
		Skink, Northern Prairie	Eumeces septentrionalis septentrionalis		MB	Apr 1989
ê		Skink, Western	Eumeces skiltonianus		BC	May 2002
ê		Turtle, Northern Map	Graptemys geographica		ON QC	May 2002
		Turtle, Spotted	Clemmys guttata		ON QC	Apr 1991
		Turtle, Wood	Glyptemys insculpta		ON QC NB NS	Apr 1996
Amphibians (8)
ê		Frog, Coast Tailed	Ascaphus truei		BC	May 2000
ê	Ö	Frog, Northern Leopard	Rana pipiens	Western Boreal/Prairie populations	NT AB SK MB	Nov 2002
ê	Ö	Frog, Red-legged	Rana aurora		BC	May 2002
ê⁺	Ö	Salamander, Coeur d'Alene	Plethodon idahoensis		BC	Nov 2001
		Salamander, Small-mouthed	Ambystoma texanum		ON	Apr 1991
ê	Ö	Salamander, Spring	Gyrinophilus porphyriticus		ON QC	May 2002
ê	Ö	Toad, Great Plains	Bufo cognatus		AB SK MB	May 2002
ê		Toad, Western	Bufo boreas		YT NT BC AB	Nov 2002
Fishes (32)
		Buffalo, Bigmouth	Ictiobus cyprinellus		SK MB ON	Apr 1989
		Buffalo, Black	Ictiobus niger		ON	Apr 1989
ê	Ö	Chub, Silver	Macrhybopsis storeriana		MB ON	May 2001
		Cisco, Spring	Coregonus sp.		QC	Apr 1992
ê		Cod, Atlantic	Gadus morhua	Arctic population	Arctic Ocean	May 2003
ê		Cod, Atlantic	Gadus morhua	Maritimes population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
		Dace, Redside	Clinostomus elongatus		ON	Apr 1987
		Dace, Umatilla	Rhinichthys umatilla		BC	Apr 1988
		Darter, Greenside	Etheostoma blennioides		ON	Apr 1990
ê	Ö	Killifish, Banded	Fundulus diaphanus	Newfoundland population	NL	May 2003
		Kiyi	Coregonus kiyi		ON	Apr 1988
		Lamprey, Chestnut	Ichthyomyzon castaneus		SK MB	Apr 1991
		Lamprey, Northern Brook	Ichthyomyzon fossor		MB ON QC	Apr 1991
ê	Ö	Minnow, Pugnose	Opsopoeodus emiliae		ON	May 2000
	Ö	Redhorse, River	Moxostoma carinatum		ON QC	Apr 1987
ê		Sculpin, Columbia Mottled	Cottus bairdi hubbsi		BC	May 2000
		Sculpin, Fourhorn	Myoxocephalus quadricornis	Freshwater form	NT NU	Apr 1989
		Shiner, Bigmouth	Notropis dorsalis		MB	Apr 1985
ê⁺	Ö	Shiner, Bridle	Notropis bifrenatus		ON QC	Nov 2001
	Ö	Shiner, Silver	Notropis photogenis		ON	Apr 1987
		Stickleback, Charlotte Unarmoured	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	Apr 1983
		Stickleback, Giant	Gasterosteus sp.		BC	Apr 1980
		Sturgeon, Green	Acipenser medirostris		BC	Apr 1987
		Sturgeon, Shortnose	Acipenser brevirostrum		NB	Apr 1980
		Sturgeon, White	Acipenser transmontanus		BC	Apr 1990
ê⁺	Ö	Sucker, Spotted	Minytrema melanops		ON	Nov 2001
		Sunfish, Orangespotted	Lepomis humilis		ON	Apr 1989
		Sunfish, Redbreast	Lepomis auritus		NB	Apr 1989
ê	Ö	Topminnow, Blackstripe	Fundulus notatus		ON	May 2001
ê⁺	Ö	Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus		ON	Nov 2001
		Whitefish, Squanga	Coregonus sp.		YT	Apr 1987
ê		Wolffish, Atlantic	Anarhichas lupus		North Atlantic Ocean	Nov 2000
Lepidopterans (2)
ê	Ö	Monarch	Danaus plexippus		BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE	Nov 2001
ê		Weidemeyer's Admiral	Limenitis weidemeyerii		AB	May 2000
Molluscs (2)
ê		Jumping-slug, Warty	Hemphillia glandulosa		BC	May 2003
ê		Oyster, Olympia	Ostrea conchaphila		BC	Nov 2000
Vascular Plants (39)
ê	¯	Ash, Blue	Fraxinus quadrangulata		ON	Nov 2000
		Aster, Bathurst	Symphyotrichum subulatum		NB	Apr 1992
		Aster, Gulf of St. Lawrence	Symphyotrichum laurentianum		QC NB PE	Apr 1989
		Bartonia, Branched	Bartonia paniculata ssp. paniculata		ON	Apr 1992
ê		Beggarticks, Vancouver Island	Bidens amplissima		BC	Nov 2001
		Bulrush, Long's	Scirpus longii		NS	Apr 1994
		Columbo, American	Frasera caroliniensis		ON	Apr 1993
ê		Fern, American Hart's-tongue	Asplenium scolopendrium var.		ON	Nov 2000
		Fern, Broad Beech	Phegopteris hexagonoptera		ON QC	Apr 1983
ê	Ö	Fern, Coastal Wood	Dryopteris arguta		BC	Nov 2001
		Fleabane, Provancher's	Erigeron philadelphicus ssp. provancheri		QC	Apr 1992
		Gentian, Victorin's	Gentianopsis victorinii		QC	Apr 1987
ê		Goldenrod, Riddell's	Solidago riddellii		MB ON	Nov 2000
		Goosefoot, Smooth	Chenopodium subglabrum		AB SK MB	Apr 1992
		Green Dragon	Arisaema dracontium		ON QC	Apr 1984
		Hackberry, Dwarf	Celtis tenuifolia		ON	Apr 1985
ê	Ö	Hairgrass, Mackenzie	Deschampsia mackenzieana		SK	Nov 2001
	¯	Helleborine, Giant	Epipactis gigantea		BC	Apr 1998
ê	Ö	Indian-plantain, Tuberous	Arnoglossum plantagineum		ON	May 2002
		Lilaeopsis, Eastern	Lilaeopsis chinensis		NS	Apr 1987
		Locoweed, Hare-footed	Oxytropis lagopus		AB	Apr 1995
		Meadowfoam, Macoun's	Limnanthes macounii		BC	Apr 1988
ê	Ö	Milk-vetch, Fernald's	Astragalus robbinsii var. fernaldii		QC NL	Nov 2001
	Ö	Oak, Shumard	Quercus shumardii		ON	Apr 1999
ê⁺	¯	Pepperbush, Sweet	Clethra alnifolia		NS	May 2001
		Pondweed, Hill's	Potamogeton hillii		ON	Apr 1986
		Quillwort, Bolander's	Isoëtes bolanderi		AB	Apr 1995
ê⁺	¯	Rose, Climbing Prairie	Rosa setigera		ON	May 2003
		Rose-mallow, Swamp	Hibiscus moscheutos		ON	Apr 1987
		Rue-anemone, False	Enemion biternatum		ON	Apr 1990
		Rush, New Jersey	Juncus caesariensis		NS	Apr 1992
ê		Tansy, Floccose	Tanacetum huronense var. floccosum		SK	May 2000
ê	Ö	Thrift, Athabasca	Armeria maritima ssp. interior		SK	May 2002
		Water-hemlock, Victorin's	Cicuta maculata var. victorinii		QC	Apr 1987
ê		Willow, Felt-leaf	Salix silicicola		NU SK	May 2000
ê		Willow, Sand-dune Short-capsuled	Salix brachycarpa var. psammophila		SK	May 2000
ê		Willow, Turnor's	Salix turnorii		SK	May 2000
ê		Woolly-heads, Tall	Psilocarphus elatior	Prairie population	AB SK	May 2001
ê		Yarrow, Large-headed Woolly	Achillea millefolium var. megacephalum		SK	May 2000
Mosses (0)
Lichens (4)
		Cryptic Paw	Nephroma occultum		BC	Apr 1995
ê		Lichen, Boreal Felt	Erioderma pedicellatum	Boreal population	NL	May 2002
		Oldgrowth Specklebelly	Pseudocyphellaria rainierensis		BC	Apr 1996
		Seaside Bone	Hypogymnia heterophylla		BC	Apr 1996

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Table 7. Species examined and found to be in the NOT AT RISK category with geographical occurrence and date of last examination (by province, territory or ocean) (152 species).

NOT AT RISK CATEGORY (152)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Range of Occurrence	Assessment Date
Mammals (47)
ê		Badger taxus subspecies, American	Taxidea taxus taxus		AB SK MB	May 2000
	Ö	Bear, American Black	Ursus americanus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS NL	Apr 1999
ê	Ö	Caribou, Woodland	Rangifer tarandus caribou	Newfoundland population	NL	May 2002
	Ö	Cottontail pinetis subspecies, Nuttall's	Sylvilagus nuttallii pinetis		AB SK	Apr 1994
		Dolphin, Atlantic White-sided	Lagenorhynchus acutus		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1991
		Dolphin, Bottlenose	Tursiops truncatus		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1993
		Dolphin, Common	Delphinus delphis		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1991
		Dolphin, Northern Right Whale	Lissodelphis borealis		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
		Dolphin, Pacific White-sided	Lagenorhynchus obliquidens		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
		Dolphin, Risso's	Grampus griseus		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
		Dolphin, Striped	Stenella coeruleoalba		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1993
		Dolphin, White-beaked	Lagenorhynchus albirostris		North Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1998
	3	Gopher, Plains Pocket	Geomys bursarius		MB	Apr 1998
ê	Ö	Lynx, Canada	Lynx canadensis		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS NL	May 2001
	Ö	Narwhal	Monodon monceros		Arctic Ocean	Apr 1987
		Porpoise, Dall's	Phocoenoides dalli		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1989
		Sea Lion, California	Zalophus californianus		Pacific coastal waters	Apr 1987
		Sea Lion, Steller	Eumetopias jubatus		Pacific coastal waters	Apr 1987
		Seal Pacific subspecies, Harbour	Phoca vitulina richardsi		Pacific coastal waters	Apr 1999
		Seal, Bearded	Erignathus barbatus		Arctic and Atlantic coastal waters	Apr 1994
		Seal, Grey	Halichoerus grypus		Atlantic coastal waters	Apr 1999
		Seal, Hooded	Cystophora cristata		Atlantic coastal waters	Apr 1986
		Seal, Northern Elephant	Mirounga angustirostris		Pacific coastal waters	Apr 1986
		Seal, Northern Fur	Callorhinus ursinus		Pacific coastal waters	Apr 1996
		Seal, Ringed	Phoca hispida		Arctic and Atlantic coastal waters	Apr 1989
		Squirrel, Cascade Mantled Ground	Spermophilus saturatus		BC	Apr 1992
		Squirrel, Fox	Sciurus niger		MB ON	Apr 1979
		Walrus, Atlantic	Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus	Eastern Arctic population	Arctic Ocean	Apr 1987
	3	Weasel, Prairie Long-tailed	Mustela frenata longicauda		AB SK MB	Apr 1993
		Whale, Baird's Beaked	Berardius bairdii		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1992
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Beaufort Sea / Arctic Ocean population	Arctic Ocean	Apr 1985
		Whale, Beluga	Delphinapterus leucas	Western Hudson Bay population	Arctic Ocean	Apr 1993
		Whale, Blainville's Beaked	Mesoplodon densirostris		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1989
		Whale, Cuvier's Beaked	Ziphius cavirostris		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
		Whale, False Killer	Pseudorca crassidens		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1990
		Whale, Grey	Eschrichtius robustus	Northeast Pacific population	Pacific Ocean	Apr 1987
		Whale, Hubbs' Beaked	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1989
ê	3	Whale, Humpback	Megaptera novaeangliae	Western North Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
		Whale, Long-finned Pilot	Globicephala melas		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1994
		Whale, Northern Bottlenose	Hyperoodon ampullatus	Davis Strait population	Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1993
		Whale, Pygmy Sperm	Kogia breviceps		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1994
		Whale, Short-finned Pilot	Globicephala macrorhynchus		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1993
		Whale, Sperm	Physeter macrocephalus		Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1996
		Whale, Stejneger's Beaked	Mesoplodon stejneri		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1989
		Whale, True's Beaked	Mesoplodon mirus		Atlantic Ocean	Apr 1989
		Wolf, Northern Grey	Canis lupus occidentalis		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NL	Apr 1999
		Wolf, Southern Grey	Canis lupus nubilus		BC	Apr 1999
Birds (35)
	3	Bluebird, Eastern	Sialia sialis		AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE	Apr 1996
ê	Ö	Chat, Western Yellow-breasted	Icteria virens auricollis	Prairie population	AB SK	Nov 2000
		Coot, American	Fulica americana		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS	Apr 1991
		Cormorant, Double-crested	Phalocrocorax auritus		YT NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1978
		Crane tabida subspecies, Sandhill	Grus canadensis tabida		BC MB ON	Apr 1979
		Eagle, Bald	Haliaeetus leucocephalus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1984
	Ö	Eagle, Golden	Aquila chrysaetos		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NL	Apr 1996
	Ö	Falcon, Prairie	Falco mexicanus		BC AB SK	Apr 1996
		Flycatcher, Grey	Empidonax wrightii		BC	Apr 1992
		Goshawk atricapillus subspecies, Northern	Accipiter gentilis atricapillus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1995
		Grebe, Red-necked	Podiceps grisegena		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NS NL	Apr 1982
	Ö	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus		YT NT NU BC AB SK ON QC NS PE NL	Apr 1987
		Harrier, Northern	Circus cyaneus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1993
	3	Hawk, Cooper's	Accipiter cooperii		BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS	Apr 1996
		Hawk, Red-tailed	Buteo jamaicensis		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1995
		Hawk, Rough-legged	Buteo lagopus		YT NT NU BC MB ON QC NL	Apr 1995
	Ö	Hawk, Sharp-shinned	Accipiter striatus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1997
		Loon, Common	Gavia immer		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1997
		Loon, Yellow-billed	Gavia adamsii		YT NT NU BC AB MB QC	Apr 1997
		Merlin	Falco columbarius		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1985
		Owl, Boreal	Aegolius funereus		YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1995
	3	Owl, Great Grey	Strix nebulosa		YT NT BC AB SK MB ON QC	Apr 1996
		Owl, Northern Hawk	Surnia ulula		YT NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NL	Apr 1992
		Owl, Snowy	Nyctea scandiaca		YT NT NU MB QC NL	Apr 1995
	3	Pelican, American White	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos		BC AB SK MB ON	Apr 1987
		Screech-Owl, Eastern	Otus asio		SK MB ON QC NB	Apr 1986
	3	Sparrow, Baird's	Ammodramus bairdii		AB SK MB	Apr 1996
		Sparrow, Nelson's Sharp-tailed	Ammodramus nelsoni		BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE	Apr 1998
	3	Swan, Trumpeter	Cygnus buccinator		YT NT BC AB SK ON	Apr 1996
	Ö	Tern, Black	Chlidonias niger		NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS	Apr 1996
	3	Tern, Caspian	Sterna caspia		NT BC AB SK MB ON QC NL	Apr 1999
		Tern, Common	Sterna hirundo		NT AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1998
	3	Warbler, Prairie	Dendroica discolor		ON	Apr 1999
		Wren, Canyon	Catherpes mexicanus		BC	Apr 1992
		Wren, Sedge	Cistothorus platensis		AB SK MB ON QC NB	Apr 1993
Reptiles (5)
ê		Brownsnake, DeKay's	Storeria dekayi		ON QC	May 2002
ê		Gartersnake, Northwestern	Thamnophis ordinoides		BC	May 2003
ê		Lizard, Northern Alligator	Elgaria coerulea		BC	May 2002
		Racer, Western Yellow-bellied	Coluber constrictor mormon		BC	Apr 1991
ê		Watersnake, Northern	Nerodia sipedon sipedon		ON QC	May 2002
Amphibians (14)
		Ensatina	Ensatina eschscholtzii		BC	Apr 1999
ê		Frog, Columbia Spotted	Rana luteiventris		YT BC AB	May 2000
		Frog, Northern Leopard	Rana pipiens	Eastern population	ON QC NB NS NL	Apr 1999
		Frog, Pickerel	Rana palustris		ON QC NB NS	Apr 1999
ê		Frog, Western Chorus	Pseudacris triseriata		ON QC	May 2001
ê		Mudpuppy	Necturus maculosus		MB ON QC	May 2000
		Salamander, Four-toed	Hemidactylium scutatum		ON QC NB NS	Apr 1999
		Salamander, Northern Dusky	Desmognathus fuscus		ON QC NB	Apr 1999
		Salamander, Northwestern	Ambystoma gracile		BC	Apr 1999
ê		Salamander, Tiger	Ambystoma tigrinum	Prairie / Boreal population	AB SK MB	Nov 2001
ê		Salamander, Western Red-backed	Plethodon vehiculum		BC	Nov 2001
ê		Spadefoot, Plains	Spea bombifrons		AB SK MB	May 2003
ê		Toad, Canadian	Bufo hemiophrys		NT AB SK MB	May 2003
		Treefrog, Cope's Grey	Hyla chrysoscelis		MB	Apr 1999
Fishes (34)
		Bloater	Coregonus hoyi		ON	Apr 1988
ê	☼	Chiselmouth	Acrocheilus alutaceus		BC	May 2003
		Chub, Hornyhead	Nocomis biguttatus		MB ON	Apr 1988
		Chub, River	Nocomis micropogon		ON	Apr 1988
		Dace, Leopard	Rhinichthys falcatus		BC	Apr 1990
		Darter, Least	Etheostoma microperca		ON	Apr 1989
		Darter, River	Percina shumardi		MB ON	Apr 1989
		Darter, Tessellated	Etheostoma olmstedi		ON QC	Apr 1993
		Herring, Blueback	Alosa aestivalis		NB NS	Apr 1980
		Killifish, Banded	Fundulus diaphanus	Mainland population	MB ON QC NB NS PE NL	Apr 1989
ê	3	Madtom, Brindled	Noturus miurus		ON	May 2001
		Minnow, Bluntnose	Pimephales notatus		MB ON QC	Apr 1998
		Minnow, Cutlips	Exoglossum maxillingua		ON QC	Apr 1994
		Minnow, Eastern Silvery	Hybognathus regius		ON QC	Apr 1997
		Pickerel, Chain	Esox niger		QC NB NS	Apr 1997
		Pickerel, Redfin	Esox americanus americanus		QC	Apr 1998
		Redhorse, Golden	Moxostoma erythrurum		MB ON	Apr 1989
ê	3	Sardine, Pacific	Sardinops sagax		Pacific Ocean	May 2002
		Sculpin, Fourhorn	Myoxocephalus quadricornis	Salt water form	Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean	Apr 1989
		Sculpin, Spoonhead	Cottus ricei		YT NT BC AB SK MB ON QC	Apr 1989
		Shiner, Blackchin	Notropis heterodon		MB ON QC	Apr 1994
		Shiner, Ghost	Notropis buchanani		ON	Apr 1993
		Shiner, Redfin	Lythrurus umbratilis		ON	Apr 1988
		Shiner, Rosyface	Notropis rubellus	Eastern population	ON QC	Apr 1994
		Shiner, Striped	Luxilus chrysocephalus		ON	Apr 1993
		Shiner, Weed	Notropis texanus		MB	Apr 1999
		Silverside, Brook	Labidesthes sicculus		ON QC	Apr 1989
	3	Stoneroller, Central	Campostoma anomalum		ON	Apr 1998
		Sturgeon, Lake	Acipenser fulvescens		AB SK MB ON QC	Apr 1986
		Sucker, Mountain	Catostomus platyrhynchus		BC AB SK	Apr 1991
		Sunfish, Green	Lepomis cyanellus		ON	Apr 1987
		Sunfish, Longear	Lepomis megalotis		ON QC	Apr 1987
ê		Wolf-eel	Anarrhichthys ocellatus		Pacific Ocean	May 2003
		Y-Prickleback	Allolumpenus hypochromus		BC	Apr 1991
Lepidopterans (0)
Molluscs (1)
ê		Capshell, Rocky Mountain	Acroloxus coloradensis	Western population	BC AB	Nov 2001
Vascular Plants (16)
		Aster, Short's	Symphyotrichum shortii		ON	Apr 1999
		Aster, Yukon	Symphyotrichum yukonense		YT NT	Apr 1996
		Brickellia, Large-flowered	Brickellia grandiflora		BC AB	Apr 1996
		Fameflower	Talinum sediforme		BC	Apr 1990
		Fleabane, Dwarf	Erigeron radicatus		AB SK	Apr 1996
		Goldenweed, Northern Mock	Stenotus borealis		YT	Apr 1997
		Mermaid, False	Floerkea proserpinacoides		ON QC NS	Apr 1984
		Phlox, Blue	Phlox alyssifolia		AB SK	Apr 1996
		Pink, Rush	Stephanomeria runcinata		AB SK	Apr 1996
		Rhododendron, Pacific	Rhododendron macrophyllum		BC	Apr 1997
		Sagebrush, Wood's	Artemisia rupestris ssp. woodii		YT	Apr 1997
		Sedge, Nebraska	Carex nebrascensis		AB	Apr 1995
		Stitchwort, Sand	Stellaria arenicola		AB SK	Apr 1992
		Wallflower, Narrow-leaved	Erysimum angustatum		YT	Apr 1993
	3	Willow, Tyrrell's	Salix tyrrellii		NT SK	Apr 1999
		Woolly-heads, Slender	Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus		BC	Apr 1996
Mosses (0)
Lichens (0)

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Table 8. Species examined and found to be in the DATA DEFICIENT category because of insufficient scientific information, with geographical occurrence and date of last examination (by province, territory or ocean) (29 species).

DATA DEFICIENT (29)

Taxon/ Assessment Details		Common Name	Scientific Name	Population Name	Range of Occurrence	Assessment Date
Mammals (9)
	☼	Cougar	Puma concolor couguar	Eastern population	ON QC NB NS	Apr 1998
		Mouse dychei subspecies, Western Harvest	Reithrodontomys megalotis dychei		AB	Apr 1994
		Porpoise, Harbour	Phocoena phocoena	Pacific Ocean population	Pacific Ocean	Apr 1991
		Seal Altantic subspecies, Harbour	Phoca vitulina concolor		Atlantic and Arctic coastal waters	Apr 1999
		Vole, Sagebrush	Lemmiscus curtatus		AB SK	Apr 1996
		Whale, Dwarf Sperm	Kogia simus		Pacific Ocean	Apr 1997
ê⁺	Ö	Whale, Killer	Orcinus orca	Northwest Atlantic / Eastern Arctic populations	Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	Nov 2001
ê		Whale, Sei	Balaenoptera borealis	Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	May 2003
		Wolf, Arctic Grey	Canis lupus arctos		NT NU	Apr 1999
Birds (2)
		Poorwill, Common	Phalaenoptilus nuttallii		BC AB SK	Apr 1993
		Tern, Forster's	Sterna forsteri		BC AB SK MB ON	Apr 1996
Reptiles (2)
ê		Bullsnake	Pituophis catenifer sayi		AB SK	May 2002
ê		Turtle, Eastern Box	Terrapene carolina carolina		ON	May 2002
Amphibians (0)
Fishes (8)
		Catfish, Flathead	Pylodictis olivaris		ON	Apr 1993
		Cisco, Bering	Coregonus laurettae		YT	Apr 1990
		Lamprey, Darktail	Lethenteron alaskense		NT	Apr 1990
ê	☼	Madtom, Margined	Noturus insignis		ON QC	May 2002
ê	☼	Prickleback, Pighead	Acantholumpenus mackayi		Arctic Ocean	May 2003
		Sculpin, Spinynose	Asemichthys taylori		Pacific coast	Apr 1997
ê	Ö	Whitefish, Lake	Coregonus clupeaformis	Mira River population	NS	Nov 2000
ê	☼	Wolffish, Bering	Anarhichas orientalis		Arctic Ocean	Nov 2002
Lepidopterans (0)
Molluscs (2)
ê		Capshell, Rocky Mountain	Acroloxus coloradensis	Eastern population	ON QC	Nov 2001
		Snail, Gatineau Tadpole	Physella parkeri latchfordi		QC	Apr 1997
Vascular Plants (4)
		Barley, Little	Hordeum pusillum		AB	Apr 1993
		Goldenweed, Rabbit-brush	Ericameria bloomeri		BC	Apr 1997
		Pinweed, Impoverished	Lechea intermedia var. depauperata		SK	Apr 1997
		Whitlow-grass, Kananaskis	Draba kananaskis		AB	Apr 1992
Mosses (0)
Lichens (2)
ê		Stubble, Flexuous Golden	Chaenotheca servitii		NS	Nov 2002
ê		Stubble, Red Oak	Phaeocalicium minutissimum		QC NB	Nov 2002

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RECORD OF STATUS RE-EXAMINATIONS

A short history is provided for each species that has been re-examined by COSEWIC, including date(s) of examination and the status assigned. In October 1999 COSEWIC began using quantitative criteria to augment the earlier method of using status definitions to assign status. For species assessed since October 1999, the type of status report used as the basis for re-examination is indicated. Update reports focus on changes in the biological and threat information that has become available since the last time a report was prepared. For some species, COSEWIC deemed the existing report suitable for re-examination.

Acadian Flycatcher
Designated Endangered in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

American Badger
Designated Not at Risk in April 1979. Original Canada-wide listing de-activated in May 2000 when the American Badger was split according to subspecies.

American Black Bear
Designated Not at Risk in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999.

American Ginseng
Designated Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

American Water-willow
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in May
2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

American White Pelican
Designated Threatened in April 1978. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1987.

Anticosti Aster
Designated Threatened in April 1990. Status re-examined and confirmed in May
2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Athabasca Thrift
Designated Threatened in April 1981. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Atlantic Cod
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Split into four populations in May 2003. Original listing was de-activated. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Atlantic Walrus (Northwest Atlantic population)
Extirpated around 1850. Designated Extirpated in April 1987. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Atlantic Whitefish
Designated Endangered in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Aurora Trout
Designated Endangered in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Baird's Sparrow
Designated Threatened in April 1989. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1996.

Banded Killifish (Newfoundland population)
Designated Special Concern in April 1989. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Banff Longnose Dace
Extinct since 1986. Designated Extinct in April 1987. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Banff Springs Snail
Designated Threatened in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Barn Owl
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1984. In April 1999, COSEWIC assessed the Western and Eastern populations of this species separately. The original listing for the Canadian range of the Barn Owl was de-activated.

Barn Owl (Eastern population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1984. In April 1999, COSEWIC assessed the Western and Eastern populations of this species separately. The Eastern population was designated Endangered. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Barn Owl (Western population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1984. In April 1999, the Western and Eastern populations were assessed separately. The Western population was designated Special Concern. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Bashful Bulrush
Designated Special Concern in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Bearded Owl-clover
Designated Endangered in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Beluga Whale (St. Lawrence River population)
Designated Endangered in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1997.

Benthic Hadley Lake Stickleback
Extinct in 1999. Designated Extinct in April 1999. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Benthic Paxton Lake Stickleback
Designated Threatened in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Benthic Vananda Creek Stickleback
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Bering Wolffish
Designated Special Concern in April 1989. Status re-examined in November 2002 and changed to Data Deficient. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Bird's-foot Violet
Designated Threatened in April 1990. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Black Tern
Designated Not at Risk in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1996.

Black-footed Ferret
Extirpated by 1974. Designated Extirpated in April 1978. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Blackstripe Topminnow
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Designated Special Concern in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in April 1988, April 1999 and in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Blue Ash
Designated Threatened in April 1983. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Blue Racer
Designated Endangered in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Blue Walleye
Extinct since 1965. Designated Extinct in April 1985. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Blue Whale
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1983. In May 2002, the species was split into two populations: Blue Whale (Atlantic population) and Blue Whale (Pacific population). The Atlantic population and the Pacific populations were both designated Endangered in May 2002. The original listing for Blue Whale was de-activated.

Bluehearts
Designated Threatened in April 1985. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Blunt-lobed Woodsia
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Bowhead Whale (Eastern and Western Arctic Populations)
Designated Endangered in April 1980. Split into two populations (Eastern Arctic and Western Arctic) to allow a separate designation for the Western Arctic population in April 1986. Original listing was de-activated.

Bridle Shiner
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Brindled Madtom
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Buffalograss
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Burrowing Owl
Designated Threatened in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1991. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1995. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Butler's Gartersnake
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Canada Lynx
Designated Not at Risk in April 1989. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Caribou dawsoni subspecies
Extinct by the 1920's. Designated Extinct in April 1984. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Caspian Tern
Designated Special Concern in April 1978. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1999.

Central Stoneroller
Designated Special Concern in 1985. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in 1998.

Cerulean Warbler
Designated Special Concern in April 1993. Status re-examined and confirmed in
May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Channel Darter
Designated Threatened in April 1993. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Chiselmouth
Designated Data Deficient in April 1997. Status re-examined and designated Not at Risk in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Climbing Prairie Rose
Designated Special Concern in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2002. Downlisted to Special Concern in May 2003. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Coastal Giant Salamander
Designated Special Concern in April 1989. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Coastal Wood Fern
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in
November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Coeur d'Alene Salamander
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Colicroot
Designated Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Common Hoptree
Designated Special Concern in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Cooper's Hawk
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1996.

Cougar (Eastern population)
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined in April 1998 and designated Data Deficient.

Cowichan Lake Lamprey
Designated Special Concern in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1998. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Crooked-stem Aster
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Cucumber Tree
Designated Endangered in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Cultus Pygmy Sculpin
Designated Special Concern in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Deepwater Cisco
Extinct since 1952. Designated Extinct in April 1988. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Deerberry
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Deltoid Balsamroot
Designated in April 1996 as Endangered. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Dense Blazing Star
Designated Special Concern in April 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Drooping Trillium
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-assessed and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Dwarf Wedgemussel
Extirpated by 1968. Designated Extirpated in April 1999. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Bluebird
Designated Special Concern in April 1984. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1996.

Eastern Foxsnake
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Hog-nosed Snake
Designated Special Concern in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Loggerhead Shrike
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Threatened in April 1986. Split according to subspecies in April 1991. The migrans subspecies was uplisted to Endangered in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Eastern Mole
Designated Special Concern in April 1980. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in April 1998 and in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Mountain Avens
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1999 and May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid
Designated Special Concern in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus
Designated Endangered in April 1985. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Ratsnake
Designated Threatened in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May
2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Eastern Sand Darter
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Eastern Wolf
Designated Data Deficient in April 1999. Status re-examined in May 2001 and designated Special Concern. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Eastern Yellow-breasted Chat
Designated Special Concern in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Eelgrass Limpet
Extinct since 1929. Designated Extinct in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Engelmann's Quillwort
Designated Endangered in April 1992. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Enos Lake Sticklebacks
Designated Threatened in April 1988. Split into two species when re-examined in November 2002: Benthic Enos Lake Stickleback and Limnetic Enos Lake Stickleback. The original listing was de-activated. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Ermine haidarum subspecies
Designated Special Concern in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Eskimo Curlew
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

False Hop Sedge
Designated Threatened in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Fernald's Braya
Designated Threatened in April 1997. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Fernald's Milk-vetch
Designated Special Concern in April 1997. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Ferruginous Hawk
Designated Threatened in April 1980. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in April 1995.

Flammulated Owl
Designated Special Concern in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in April 1999 and in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Fowler's Toad
Designated Special Concern in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Frosted Elfin
Extirpated by 1988. Designated Extirpated in April 1999. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Furbish's Lousewort
Designated Endangered in April 1980. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Gattinger's Agalinis
Designated Endangered in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in May 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report that was modified.

Giant Helleborine
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in April 1998.

Golden Crest
Designated Threatened in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Golden Eagle
Designated Not at Risk in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1996.

Golden Paintbrush
Designated Threatened in April 1995. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Goldenseal
Designated Threatened in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May
2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Gravel Chub
Last recorded in Thames River drainage, ON in 1958. Designated Endangered in April 1985. Status re-examined and uplisted to Extirpated in April 1987. Extirpated status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Great Auk
Believed to be Extinct since 1844. Designated in April 1985 based on historic records only. Status report prepared and approved by COSEWIC in 1994. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Great Basin Spadefoot
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Great Grey Owl
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed in
April 1990. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1996.

Great Plains Toad
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Greater Prairie-Chicken
Last reported in 1987. Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and uplisted to Extirpated in April 1990. Status re-confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Greater Sage-grouse phaios subspecies
Has not been reported since the 1960s. Designated Extirpated in April 1997. Extirpated status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Greater Sage-grouse urophasianus subspecies
Given conditional designation of Threatened in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1998 based on a revised status report. Status re-examined confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Grey Fox
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Grey Whale (Atlantic population)
Extirpated before the end of the 1800's. Designated Extirpated in April 1987. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Grizzly Bear
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Not at Risk in April 1979. Split into two populations in April 1991 (Prairie population and Northwestern population). Original listing for "Grizzly Bear" across Canada de-activated.

Grizzly Bear (Northwestern population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Not at Risk in April 1979. Split into two populations in April 1991 (Prairie population and Northwestern population). Northwestern population designated Special Concern in April 1991. The status was re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Grizzly Bear (Prairie population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Not at Risk in April 1979. Split into two populations in April 1991 (Prairie population and Northwestern population). Prairie population designated Extirpated in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000 and in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Gyrfalcon
Designated Not at Risk in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1987.

Hairy Prairie-clover
Designated Threatened in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Harbour Porpoise (Northwest Atlantic population)
Designated Threatened in April 1990. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1991. Downlisted to Special Concern in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Harlequin Duck (Eastern population)
The Eastern population was designated Endangered in April 1990. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Heart-leaved Plantain
Designated Endangered in April 1985. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Henslow's Sparrow
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1993. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Hoary Mountain-mint
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Hooded Warbler
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Hotwater Physa
Designated Endangered in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Humpback Whale (North Pacific population)
The "Western North Atlantic and North Pacific populations" were given a single designation of Threatened in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1985 (Western North Atlantic population and North Pacific population). North Pacific population designated Threatened in 1985. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Humpback Whale (Western North Atlantic and North Pacific populations)
The "Western North Atlantic and North Pacific populations" were given a single designation of Threatened in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1985 (Western North Atlantic population and North Pacific population). Original listing was de-activated.

Humpback Whale (Western North Atlantic population)
The "Western North Atlantic and North Pacific populations" were given a single designation of Threatened in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1985 (Western North Atlantic population and North Pacific population). Western North Atlantic population designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Illinois Tick-trefoil
No site records since 1888. Designated Extirpated in April 1991. Extirpated status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Island Marble
Extirpated by 1910. Designated Extirpated in April 1999. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Ivory Gull
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed in
April 1996 and in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Juniper Sedge
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Karner Blue
Has not been observed since 1991. Designated Extirpated in April 1997. Extirpated status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Kentucky Coffee-tree
Designated Threatened in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Killer Whale (North Pacific "resident" populations)
Designated Threatened in April 1999. The Killer Whale (North Pacific "resident" populations) was de-activated in November 2001 when it was split into two populations: Killer Whale (Northeast Pacific northern resident population) and Killer Whale (Northeast Pacific southern resident population). Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum

Killer Whale (Northeast Pacific transient population)
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Killer Whale (Northwest Atlantic / Eastern Arctic populations)
Designated Data Deficient in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

King Rail
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Kirtland's Warbler
Designated Endangered in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Labrador Duck
Believed to be Extinct since 1875. Designated in April 1985 based on historic records only. Status report prepared and approved by COSEWIC in 1994. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Lake Chubsucker
Designated Special Concern in April 1994. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Lake Utopia Dwarf Smelt
Designated Threatened in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Lake Whitefish (Mira River population)
Designated Data Deficient in April 1999 and in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Large Whorled Pogonia
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Least Bittern
Designated Special Concern in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Leatherback Seaturtle
Designated Endangered in April 1981. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Lewis's Woodpecker
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Limnetic Hadley Lake Stickleback
Extinct in 1999. Designated Extinct in April 1999. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Limnetic Paxton Lake Stickleback
Designated Threatened in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Limnetic Vananda Creek Stickleback
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Loggerhead Shrike
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Threatened in April 1986. The excubitorides and the migrans subspecies were designated separately in April 1991, and the original listing was de-activated.

Long-billed Curlew
Designated Special Concern in April 1992. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Longjaw Cisco
Extinct since 1975. Designated Extinct in April 1985. Status confirmed in May 2000. De-activated in May 2002 because it was concluded that this species is a synonym of the Shortjaw Cisco, Coregonus zenithicus, which was designated as Threatened in 1987. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Long's Braya
Designated Endangered in April 1997. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Louisiana Waterthrush
Designated Special Concern in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in
April 1996.

Mackenzie Hairgrass
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in
November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Marbled Murrelet
Designated Threatened in April 1990. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Margined Madtom
Designated Threatened in April 1989. Status re-examined in May 2002 and placed in the Data Deficient category. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Maritime Ringlet
Designated Endangered in April 1997. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Massasauga
Designated Threatened in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Mexican Mosquito-fern
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Monarch
Designated Special Concern in April 1997. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Morrison Creek Lamprey
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Mountain Beaver
Designated Not at Risk in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed as Special Concern in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Mountain Plover
Designated Endangered in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Narwhal
Designated Not at Risk in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1987.

Newfoundland Marten
Designated Not at Risk in April 1979. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Nodding Pogonia
Designated Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Nooksack Dace
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

North Pacific Right Whale
The Right Whale was considered a single species and designated Endangered in 1980. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1985 and in April 1990. Split into two species in May 2003. North Pacific Right Whale was not re-evaluated, but retains the Endangered status of the original Right Whale. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Northern Abalone
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Northern Bottlenose Whale

The Northern Bottlenose Whale was given a single designation of Not at Risk in April 1993. Split into two populations in April 1996 to allow a separate designation of the Northern Bottlenose Whale (Scotian Shelf population). Northern Bottlenose (Davis Strait population) was not re-evaluated, but retains the Not at Risk status of the original Northern Bottlenose Whale. Original listing was de-activated.

Northern Bottlenose Whale (Scotian Shelf population)
The Northern Bottlenose Whale was given a single designation of Not at Risk in April 1993. Split into two populations in April 1996 to allow a separate designation of the Northern Bottlenose Whale (Scotian Shelf population). Scotian Shelf population designated Special Concern in April 1996. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Northern Cricket Frog
Designated Endangered in April 1990. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Northern Goshawk laingi subspecies
Designated Special Concern in April 1995. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Northern Leopard Frog (Southern Mountain population)
Designated Endangered in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Northern Leopard Frog (Western Boreal/Prairie populations)
Designated Special Concern in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Northern Madtom
Examined in April 1993 and placed in the Data Deficient category. Re-examined in April 1998 and designated Special Concern. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Northern Riffleshell
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Northern Spotted Owl
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Nuttall's Cottontail pinetis subspecies
Designated Not at Risk in 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1994.

Oregon Spotted Frog
Designated Endangered in an emergency listing in November 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Assessment based on a new status report.

Pacific Sardine
Designated Special Concern in April 1987. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Pacific Water Shrew
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Paddlefish
Disappeared from Canada in approximately 1917. Designated Extirpated in April 1987. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Pallid Bat
Designated Special Concern in April 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Passenger Pigeon
Believed to be Extinct since 1914. Designated in April 1985 based on historic records only. Status report prepared and approved by COSEWIC in 1994. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Peary Caribou
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Threatened in April 1979. Split into three separate populations in April 1991: Banks Island, High Arctic and Low Arctic populations. The original listing was de-activated.

Peregrine Falcon anatum subspecies
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and downlisted to Threatened in April 1999. Status re-assessed and confirmed Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Peregrine Falcon pealei subspecies
Designated Special Concern in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Peregrine Falcon tundrius subspecies
Designated Threatened in April 1978. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in April 1992.

Phantom Orchid
Designated Special Concern in April 1992. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Pighead Prickleback
Designated Special Concern in April 1989. Status re-examined in May 2003 and designated Data Deficient. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Pigmy Short-horned Lizard (British Columbia population)
Last reported in 1898. Designated Extirpated in April 1992. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Pink Coreopsis
Designated Endangered in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Pink Milkwort
Designated Endangered in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Piping Plover
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Threatened in April 1978. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1985. In May 2001, the species was re-examined and split into two groups according to subspecies. The melodus subspecies and circumcinctus subspecies were each designated Endangered in May 2001. The original listing was de-activated.

Pitcher's Thistle
Designated Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Pixie Poacher
Designated Data Deficient in April 1991. Status re-examined and de-activated in November 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Plains Pocket Gopher
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1998.

Plymouth Gentian
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Polar Bear
Designated Not at Risk in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Special Concern in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed as Special Concern in April 1999 and in November 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Prairie Falcon
Designated Not at Risk in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1982 and in April 1996.

Prairie Long-tailed Weasel
Designated Threatened in April 1982. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1993.

Prairie Lupine
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Prairie Warbler
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1999.

Prothonotary Warbler
Designated Special Concern in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Pugnose Minnow
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Pugnose Shiner
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Purple Twayblade
Designated Threatened in April 1989. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed as Endangered in May 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report that was modified.

Queen Snake
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Rayed Bean
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Red Mulberry
Designated Threatened in April 1987. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Red-legged Frog
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Redroot
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Red-shouldered Hawk
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1996.

Right Whale
The Right Whale was considered a single species and designated Endangered in 1980. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1985 and in April 1990. Split into two species in May 2003 to allow a separate designation of the North Atlantic Right Whale. North Pacific Right Whale was not re-evaluated, but retains the Endangered status of the original Right Whale. Original listing was de-activated. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Rigid Apple Moss
Designated Threatened in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

River Redhorse
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1987.

Roseate Tern
Designated Threatened in April 1986. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in April 1999. Endangered status re-examined and confirmed in October 1999. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Ross's Gull
Designated Special Concern in April 1981. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1996. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Rosyface Shiner (Manitoba population)
Designated Special Concern in April 1994. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Round-leaved Greenbrier (Great Lakes Plains population)
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Sage Thrasher
Designated Endangered in April 1992. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Salish Sucker
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Savannah Sparrow princeps subspecies
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Scarlet Ammannia
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Sea Mink
Believed Extinct since 1894. Designated Extinct in April 1986. Status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Sea Otter
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and downlisted to Threatened in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Seaside Birds-foot Lotus
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Seaside Centipede
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Designated Not at Risk in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1997.

Sharp-tailed Snake
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in October 1999. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Shorthead Sculpin
Designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Shortjaw Cisco
Designated Threatened in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Showy Goldenrod
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Shumard Oak
Designated Special Concern in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999.

Silver Chub
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Silver Shiner
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1987.

Skinner's Agalinis
Designated Endangered in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Slender Bush-clover
Designated Endangered in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Slender Mouse-ear-cress
Designated Endangered in April 1992. Status re-examined and downlisted to Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report with an addendum.

Small White Lady's-slipper
Designated Endangered in April 1981. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1999 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Small Whorled Pogonia
Designated Endangered in April 1982. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Small-flowered Lipocarpha
Designated Threatened in April 1992. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Small-flowered Sand-verbena
Designated Threatened in April 1992. Re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Soapweed
Designated Special Concern in April 1985. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Sockeye Salmon (Cultus population)
Designated Endangered in an emergency listing in October 2002. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2003. Assessment based on a new status report.

Sockeye Salmon (Sakinaw population)
Designated Endangered in an emergency listing in October 2002. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2003. Assessment based on a new status report.

Southern Maidenhair Fern
Designated Endangered in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Speckled Dace
Designated Special Concern in April 1980. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Spiny Softshell
Designated Threatened in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Spotted Gar
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed Special Concern in April 1994. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Spotted Sucker
Designated Special Concern in April 1983. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1994 and in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Spotted Wintergreen
Designated Endangered in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1998 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Sprague's Pipit
Designated Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Spring Blue-eyed Mary
No site records since 1954. Designated Extirpated in April 1987. Extirpated status confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Spring Salamander
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Sweet Pepperbush
Designated Threatened in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in April 1998. Status re-examined and downlisted to Special Concern in May 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report that was modified.

Swift Fox
Last seen in Saskatchewan in 1928. Designated Extirpated in April 1978. Status re-examined and downlisted to Endangered in April 1998 after successful re-introductions. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Thread-leaved Sundew
Designated Endangered in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Tiny Cryptanthe
Designated Endangered in April 1998. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Toothcup
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Townsend's Mole
Designated Threatened in April 1996. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Trumpeter Swan
Designated Special Concern in April 1978. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1996.

Tuberous Indian-plantain
Designated Special Concern in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed inApril 1999 and in May 2002. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Tyrrell's Willow
Designated Threatened in April 1981. Status re-examined and de-listed (Not at Risk) in April 1999.

Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder
Designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Vancouver Island Marmot
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed Endangered in April 1997 and in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Virginia Goat's-rue
Designated Threatened in April 1996. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Warmouth
Designated Special Concern in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Water-pennywort
Designated Endangered in April 1985. Status re-examined and downlisted to Threatened in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Water-plantain Buttercup
Designated Endangered in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Wavy-rayed Lampmussel
Designated Endangered in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in October 1999. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Western Blue-flag
Designated Threatened in April 1990. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
Designated Endangered in April 1993. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Screech-Owl
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Data Deficient in April 1995. In May 2002, the species was re-examined and split into two groups according to subspecies. The kennicottii subspecies was designated Special Concern and the macfarlanei subspecies was designated Threatened in May 2002. The original listing was de-activated. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Silvery Aster
Designated Special Concern in 1988. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Silvery Minnow
Designated Special Concern in April 1997. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Western Spiderwort
Designated Threatened in April 1992. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Yellow-breasted Chat (British Columbia population)
The British Columbia population of the auricollis subspecies was designated Threatened in April 1994. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Western Yellow-breasted Chat (Prairie population)
The Prairie population of the auricollis subspecies was designated Not at Risk in April 1994. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

White Prairie Gentian
Designated Endangered in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2001. Last assessment based on an update status report.

White Wood Aster
Designated Threatened in April 1995. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

White-headed Woodpecker
Designated Threatened in April 1992. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

White-top Aster
Designated Threatened in April 1996. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Whooping Crane
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Wild Hyacinth
Designated Special Concern in April 1990. Re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Willowleaf Aster
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2003. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Wolverine
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1989 (Western and Eastern populations). Original listing was de-activated.

Wolverine (Eastern population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1989 (Western population and Eastern population). Eastern population was designated Endangered in April 1989 and confirmed in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Wolverine (Western population)
The species was considered a single unit and assigned a status of Special Concern in April 1982. Split into two populations in April 1989 (Western and Eastern populations). Western population was designated Special Concern in April 1989. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2003. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Wood Bison
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Status re-examined and downlisted to Threatened in April 1988. Status re-examined and confirmed Threatened in May 2000. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Atlantic-Gaspésie population)
Atlantic-Gaspésie population designated Threatened in April 1984. Status re-examined and uplisted to Endangered in May 2000. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Boreal population)
The Boreal population was designated Threatened in May 2000. This newly-defined population is comprised of a portion of the de-activated "Western population" and all of the de-activated "Labrador-Ungava population." Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Labrador-Ungava population)
Labrador-Ungava population was designated Not at Risk in April 1984. Labrador-Ungava population de-activated in May 2000. Former Labrador-Ungava population is contained within the Boreal population.

Woodland Caribou (Newfoundland population)
Newfoundland population was designated Not at Risk in April 1984. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000 and in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Northern Mountain population)
The Northern Mountain population was designated Not at Risk in May 2000. This population was formerly designated as part of the "Western population" (now de-activated). Status re-examined and uplisted to Special Concern in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Southern Mountain population)
The Southern Mountain population was designated Threatened in May 2000. This population was formerly designated as part of the "Western population" (now de-activated). Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.

Woodland Caribou (Western population)
Western population was designated Special Concern in April 1984. Western population de-activated in May 2000. Former Western population is contained within the following newly designated populations: Northern Mountain, Southern Mountain and Boreal.

Woodland Vole
Designated Special Concern in April 1998.Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Wood-poppy
Designated Endangered in April 1993. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report with an addendum.

Yellow Montane Violet
Designated Threatened in April 1995. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

Yellow Rail
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and confirmed in November 2001. Last assessment based on an existing status report.

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RECORD OF NAME CHANGES

Cross-reference of common and scientific names (including population names, where applicable) for species assessed by COSEWIC. Most of these names have been used by COSEWIC in the past but are no longer in use. Some common synonyms are also included.

Previous Name(s) or Synonym	Current Common Name or Scientific Name (population)
Abronia micrantha	Tripterocalyx micranthus
Acadian Whitefish	Atlantic Whitefish
Acris crepitans blanchardi	Acris crepitans
American Marten (Newfoundland population)	Newfoundland Marten
Anatum Peregrine Falcon	Peregrine Falcon anatum subspecies
Apple Moss	Rigid Apple Moss
Ascaphus truei	Ascaphus montanus
Ascaphus truei (Pacific Coast population)	Ascaphus truei
Ascaphus truei (Southern Mountain population)	Ascaphus montanus
Asplenium scolopendrium var. americanum	Asplenium scolopendrium var.
Aster anticostensis	Symphyotrichum anticostense
Aster curtus	Sericocarpus rigidus
Aster divaricatus	Eurybia divaricata
Aster laurentianus	Symphyotrichum laurentianum
Aster praealtus	Symphyotrichum praealtum
Aster prenanthoides	Symphyotrichum prenanthoides
Aster shortii	Symphyotrichum shortii
Aster subulatus var. obtusifolius	Symphyotrichum subulatum
Aster yukonensis	Symphyotrichum yukonense
Bathurst Aster (Bathurst population)	Bathurst Aster
Benthic Texada Island Stickleback	Benthic Paxton Lake Stickleback
Black Ratsnake	Eastern Ratsnake
Blackline Prickleback	Pighead Prickleback
Blanchard's Cricket Frog	Northern Cricket Frog
Blue-eyed Mary	Spring Blue-eyed Mary
Bowl Limpet	Eelgrass Limpet
Bufo woodhousii fowleri	Bufo fowleri
Cacalia plantaginea	Arnoglossum plantagineum
Charlotte Unarmoured Sticklebacks	Charlotte Unarmoured Stickleback
Cimicifuga elata	Actaea elata
Clemmys insculpta	Glyptemys insculpta
Clemmys marmorata	Actinemys marmorata
Common Hop-tree	Common Hoptree
Common Watersnake	Northern Watersnake
Coregonus canadensis	Coregonus huntsmani
Coregonus clupeaformis	Coregonus clupeaformis (Mira River population)
Eastern Fox Snake	Eastern Foxsnake
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake	Massasauga
Eastern Massasauga	Massasauga
Eastern Milksnake	Milksnake
Eastern Short-horned Lizard	Greater Short-horned Lizard
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta	Elaphe obsoleta
Elaphe vulpina gloydi	Elaphe gloydi
Elgaria coerulea principis	Elgaria coerulea
Emydoidea blandingi	Emydoidea blandingii (Nova Scotia population)
Ermine (Queen Charlotte Islands population)	Ermine haidarum subspecies
Few-flowered Club-rush	Bashful Bulrush
Gasterosteus aculeatus	Gasterosteus sp.
Gentiana victorinii	Gentianopsis victorinii
Goat's-rue	Virginia Goat's-rue
Great Basin Gopher Snake	Great Basin Gophersnake
Greater Sandhill Crane	Sandhill Crane tabida subspecies
Grey Wolf	Arctic Grey Wolf
Grey Wolf	Eastern Wolf
Grey Wolf	Northern Grey Wolf
Grey Wolf	Southern Grey Wolf
Grizzly Bear [no population name]	Grizzly Bear (Northwestern population)
Gymnocladus dioica	Gymnocladus dioicus
Haplopappus macleanii	Stenotus borealis
Harbour Seal	Harbour Seal Atlantic subspecies
Harbour Seal	Harbour Seal Pacific subspecies
Harbour Seal (Lac des Loups Marins landlocked population)	Harbour Seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies
Icteria virens virens (Eastern population)	Icteria virens virens
Incisalia irus	Callophrys [Incisalia] irus
"Ipswich" Savannah Sparrow	Savannah Sparrow princeps subspecies
Isopyrum biternatum	Enemion biternatum
Lake Erie Water Snake	Lake Erie Watersnake
Lake Lamprey	Cowichan Lake Lamprey
Lake Simcoe Whitefish	Lake Whitefish (Lake Simcoe population)
Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides (Prairie population)	Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides
Lanius ludovicianus migrans (Eastern population)	Lanius ludovicianus migrans
Leatherback Turtle	Leatherback Seaturtle
Lilaeopsis	Eastern Lilaeopsis
Limnetic Texada Island Stickleback	Limnetic Paxton Lake Stickleback
Loggerhead Shrike (Eastern population)	Eastern Loggerhead Shrike
Loggerhead Shrike (Prairie population)	Prairie Loggerhead Shrike
Long-tailed Weasel (Prairie population)	Prairie Long-tailed Weasel
Lottia alveus	Lottia alveus alveus
Lynx	Canada Lynx
MacLean's Goldenweed	Northern Mock Goldenweed
Mexican Mosquito Fern	Mexican Mosquito-fern
Mira River Whitefish	Lake Whitefish (Mira River population)
Mountain Dusky Salamander	Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Mustela erminea haidarum (Queen Charlotte Islands population)	Mustela erminea haidarum
Night Snake	Nightsnake
North Sea Beaked Whale	Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Northern Bottlenose Whale	Northern Bottlenose Whale (Davis Strait population)
Northern Bottlenose Whale (Gully population)	Northern Bottlenose Whale (Scotian Shelf population)
Northern Goshawk	Northern Goshawk atricapillus subspecies
Northern Leopard Frog (Prairie population)	Northern Leopard Frog (Western Boreal/Prairie populations)
Northern Red-legged Frog	Red-legged Frog
Northern Ribbonsnake (Atlantic population)	Eastern Ribbonsnake (Atlantic population)
Northern Ribbonsnake (Great Lakes population)	Eastern Ribbonsnake (Great Lakes population)
Northwestern Alligator Lizard	Northern Alligator Lizard
Nuttall's Cottontail (British Columbia population)	Nuttall's Cottontail nuttallii subspecies
Nuttall's Cottontail (Prairie population)	Nuttall's Cottontail pinetis subspecies
Oncorhynchus nerka (Cultus Lake population)	Oncorhynchus nerka (Cultus population)
Oncorhynchus nerka (Sakinaw Lake population)	Oncorhynchus nerka (Sakinaw population)
Pacific Giant Salamander	Coastal Giant Salamander
Pacific Gopher Snake	Pacific Gophersnake
Pacific Great Blue Heron	Great Blue Heron fannini subspecies
Panax quinquefolium	Panax quinquefolius
Peale's Peregrine Falcon	Peregrine Falcon pealei subspecies
Phrynosoma douglassii brevirostre	Phrynosoma hernandesi
Phrynosoma douglassii douglassii	Phrynosoma douglasii (British Columbia population)
Plains Spadefoot Toad	Plains Spadefoot
Polemonium van-bruntiae	Polemonium vanbruntiae
Pygmy Short-horned Lizard (British Columbia population)	Pigmy Short-horned Lizard (British Columbia population)
Queen Charlotte Goshawk	Northern Goshawk laingi subspecies
Rangifer tarandus dawsoni (Queen Charlotte Islands population)	Rangifer tarandus dawsoni
Sage Grouse (British Columbia population)	Greater Sage-grouse phaios subspecies
Sage Grouse (Prairie population)	Greater Sage-grouse urophasianus subspecies
Salamander Mussel	Mudpuppy Mussel
Sand Verbena	Small-flowered Sand-verbena
Scirpus verecundus	Trichophorum planifolium
Simpsonais ambigua	Simpsonaias ambigua
Sistrurus catenatus catenatus	Sistrurus catenatus
Smallmouth Salamander	Small-mouthed Salamander
Sockeye Salmon (Cultus Lake population)	Sockeye Salmon (Cultus population)
Sockeye Salmon (Sakinaw Lake population)	Sockeye Salmon (Sakinaw population)
Solidago speciosa var. rigidiuscula	Solidago speciosa
Speotyto cunicularia	Athene cunicularia
Spiny Softshell Turtle	Spiny Softshell
Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle	Spiny Softshell
Spotted Owl	Northern Spotted Owl
Strix occidentalis	Strix occidentalis caurina
Tailed Frog (Pacific Coast population)	Coast Tailed Frog
Tailed Frog (Southern Mountain population)	Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog
Tundra Peregrine Falcon	Peregrine Falcon tundrius subspecies
Van Brunt's Jacob's Ladder	Van Brunt's Jacob's-ladder
Virgulus sericeus	Symphyotrichum sericeum
Western Harvest Mouse (British Columbia population)	Western Harvest Mouse megalotis subspecies
Western Harvest Mouse (Prairie population)	Western Harvest Mouse dychei subspecies
Western Silver-leaved Aster	Western Silvery Aster
Willow Aster	Willowleaf Aster
Woodland Caribou (Queen Charlotte Islands population); Woodland Caribou Dawson's subspecies	Caribou dawsoni subspecies
Yellow-breasted Chat (British Columbia population)	Western Yellow-breasted Chat (British Columbia population)
Yellow-breasted Chat (Eastern population)	Eastern Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-breasted Chat (Prairie population)	Western Yellow-breasted Chat (Prairie population)

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COSEWIC

Chair, COSEWIC

Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet
Département de biologie
Université de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1

SPECIES SPECIALIST SUBCOMMITTEES AND ABORIGINAL TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE SUBCOMMITTEE (2002-2003)

Amphibians & Reptiles Co-chair Dr. David M. Green Redpath Museum, McGill University 859 Sherbrooke Street West Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 Co-chair Dr. Ronald J. Brooks Department of Zoology College of Biological Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1	Terrestrial Mammals Co-chair Dr. Marco Festa-Bianchet Département de biologie Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1 Co-chair Dr. Brock Fenton Department of Biology York University North York, ON M3J 1P3	Birds Co-chair Richard (Dick) Cannings 1330 East Debeck Road RR # 1 Site 11, Comp. 96, Naramata, BC V0H 1N0 Co-chair Dr. Marty L. Leonard Department of Biology Dalhousie University Halifax, NS B3H 4J1
Lepidopterans & Molluscs Co-chair (Lepidopterans) Dr. Theresa Fowler Science Advisor / Species Assessment Biologist Species at Risk Branch Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Co-chair (Molluscs) Dr. Gerald L. Mackie Department of Zoology College of Biological Sciences University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1	Marine Mammals Co-chair Dr. Andrew Trites Marine Mammal Research Unit Fisheries Centre University of British Columbia 2204 Main Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z4 Co-chair Dr. Hal Whitehead Department of Biology Dalhousie University 1355 Oxford Street Halifax, NS B3H 4J1	Plants & Lichens Co-chair (Vascular Plants) Dr. Erich Haber c/o National Botanical Services 604 Wavell Avenue Ottawa, ON K2A 3A8 Co-chair (Mosses and Lichens) Dr. René Belland Devonian Botanic Garden University of Alberta Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1
Marine Fishes Co-chair (Atlantic Fishes) Dr. Richard L. Haedrich Research Professor Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland 4 Clark Place St. John's, NL A1B 5S7 Co-chair (Pacific Fishes) Dr. Mart R. Gross Professor, Department of Zoology University of Toronto 25 Harbord St. Toronto, ON M5S 3G5	Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge Co-chair F. Henry Lickers Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Department of the Environment P.O. Box 579 Cornwall, ON K6H 5T3 Co-chair Larry Carpenter Wildlife Management Advisory Council Northwest Territories P.O. Box 2120 Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0	Freshwater Fishes Co-chair Dr. Robert Campbell 983 route 800 E R.R. #1 St. Albert, ON K0A 3C0 Co-chair Dr. Claude Renaud Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa Research Scientist - Icthyology Canadian Museum of Nature P.O. Box 3443, Station D Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4

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COSEWIC

The Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
was created in 1977 as a result of a
recommendation at the Federal-Provincial
Wildlife Conference held in 1976.

It arose from the need for a single, official,
scientifically sound, national classification
of wildlife species at risk.

In 1978, COSEWIC desinated its first species
and produced its first list of
Canadian species at risk.
Species designated at meetings of the
full committee are added to the list.

In 2002, COSEWIC is celebrating 25 years of
Science and knowledge for species
at risk in Canada.

On June 5^th 2003, the Species at Risk Act (SARA)
was proclaimed. SARA establishes COSEWIC as a
legal entity, ensuring that species will continue to
be assessed under a rigorous and independent
scientific process.

The Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, provides full administrative and financial support to the COSEWIC Secretariat.