Rangifer tarandus caribou | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)

Taxa
Rangifer tarandus caribou |
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)
NRL Record ID
96445
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
Woodland caribou (English)
caribou des bois (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
Boreal population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Northwest Territories; British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; Newfoundland
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 status criteria
A4ac
Assessment rationale/justification
A widespread population ranging across the boreal forests of northern Canada. Populations have decreased throughout most of the range. Threatened from habitat loss and increased predation, the latter possibly facilitated by human activities.; Une population étendue dont l'aire de répartition se prolonge à  travers les forêts boréales du Nord du Canada. Les populations ont connu un déclin dans presque toute l'aire de répartition. L'espèce est menacée par la perte de l'habitat et par l'augmentation de la prédation, le second élément étant probablement facilité par les activités anthropiques.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2002
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 (2002)
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
History
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.; La population boréale a été désignée ' menacée ' en mai 2000. Cette population nouvellement définie se compose d'une partie de la ' population de l'Ouest ' dont la désignation a été désactivée et de toute la ' population Labrador-Ungava ' dont la désignation a été désactivée. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2002.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Rangifer tarandus caribou Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Cervidae Rangifer