Orcinus orca | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)

Taxa
Orcinus orca | (Linnaeus, 1758)
Orcinus orca | Linnaeus, 1758
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
NRL Record ID
96286
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Killer Whale (English)
Épaulard (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
Northeast Pacific transient population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Pacific Ocean
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Threatened; Menacée
Assessment rationale/justification
A small population that eats marine mammals. Individuals have high levels of toxic pollutants.; Petite population qui se nourrit de mammifères marins. Les niveaux de polluants toxiques sont élevés chez les individus.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2001
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2001)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
Redlist Notes

Met criterion for Endangered, D1, but not the definition of Endangered (i.e., not in imminent danger of extinction), therefore designated Threatened.

History
Designated Special Concern in April 1999. Status re-examined and designated Threatened in November 2001.; Espèce désignée ' préoccupante ' en avril 1999. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' menacée ' en novembre 2001.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Orcinus orca Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Delphinidae Orcinus
Orcinus orca Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae Orcinus