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Official name
Canada
ISO alpha-2 code
CA
ISO alpha-3 code
CAN
ISO numeric-3 code
124
Continent
Northern America

Martes americana atrata | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2007)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2007)
NRL Record ID
96178
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Martes americana atrata |
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Common Names
American Marten (English)
Martre d'Amérique (Français)
Taxonomic Notes
Newfoundland population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Newfoundland
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Threatened; Menacée
Assessment status criteria
D1
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
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
Assessment rationale/justification
Marten in Newfoundland have declined substantially over the last century. The current population consists of 300-600 mature marten in 5 subpopulations. It is still at risk because of snaring and trapping outside of protected areas and because of forest harvesting. A small decrease in population size would likely result in consideration for Endangered status. The marten is one of few land mammals native to Newfoundland and the sub-species is endemic to Canada.; à‚¬ Terre-Neuve, la martre a subi un important déclin au cours du dernier siècle. La population actuelle compte de 300 à  600 martres matures réparties en cinq sous-populations. La population est toujours en péril à  cause du piégeage au collet et du trappage à  l'extérieur des aires protégées et à  cause de l'exploitation forestière. Une légère diminution de la taille de la population mènerait probablement à  considérer le statut ' en voie de disparition '. La martre est l'une des quelques espèces terrestres indigènes de Terre-Neuve, et la sous-espèce est endémique au Canada.
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 (2007)
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1979. Status re-examined and designated Threatened in April 1986. Status re-examined and designated Endangered in April 1996 and in May 2000. Status re-examined and designated Threatened in April 2007.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1979. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' menacée ' en avril 1986. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1996 et en mai 2000. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' menacée ' en avril 2007.
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Puma concolor couguar | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1998)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1998)
NRL Record ID
96537
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Puma concolor couguar |
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Common Names
Cougar (English)
couguar (Français)
Taxonomic Notes
Eastern population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Data Deficient; Données insuffisantes
Assessment status abreviation
DD
About the assessment
Assessment year
1998
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
Assessment rationale/justification
Despite many sightings in the past two decades from eastern Canada, there are insufficient data to evaluate the taxonomy or assign a status to this cougar. There may not be a distinct ""eastern"" subspecies, and some sightings may be of escaped pets.; Malgré de nombreuses observations de l'espèce, dans l'Est du Canada, dans les deux dernières décennies, il n'y a pas suffisamment de données pour évaluer la taxinomie ou assigner un statut à  ce couguar. Il n'existe peut-être pas de sous-espèce distincte ' de l'Est ', et quelques observations de l'espèce pourraient être en fait des animaux de compagnie qui se sont échappés.
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 (1998)
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
Designated Endangered in April 1978. Species considered in April 1998 and placed in the Data Deficient category.; Espèce désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1978. Espèce étudiée en avril 1998 et classée dans la catégorie ' données insuffisantes '.
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Balaena mysticetus | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2005)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2005)
NRL Record ID
96567
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Balaena mysticetus | Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxonomic Notes
Davis Strait-Baffin Bay population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Arctic Ocean
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered; En voie de disparition
Assessment status abreviation
EN
About the assessment
Assessment year
2005
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
Assessment rationale/justification
The population numbered at least 11,000 animals when commercial whaling began. Whaling reduced the population to less than 30% of its former abundance. Recent estimates indicate that the population is growing and is larger than previously thought, but is likely to still number fewer than 3,000 individuals of all ages. The population qualifies for endangered, but is not judged to be in imminent danger of extinction. Threats include illegal hunting and increased vulnerability to killer whale predation as a result of reduced ice coverage.; La population comptait au moins 11 000 individus lorsque la pêche commerciale à  la baleine a commencé. Cette pêche a réduit la population à  moins de 30 % de son ancienne abondance. Des estimations récentes indiquent que la population s'accroà®t et qu'elle est plus grande que ce que l'on pensait, mais son nombre d'individus semblerait encore s'élever à  moins de 3 000 individus, tous à¢ges confondus. La population remplit les conditions de la catégorie en voie de disparition, mais n'est pas considérée comme étant en danger imminent de disparition. Les menaces comprennent la chasse illégale et une vulnérabilité à  la prédation de l'épaulard résultant de la couverture glaciaire réduite.
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 (2005)
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

Meets criterion for Endangered, A1b, but assessed as Threatened, A1b, because commercial whaling --the primary cause of the population reduction --has ceased.

History
The ""Eastern and Western Arctic populations"" were given a single designation of Endangered in April 1980. Split into two populations (Eastern Arctic and Western Arctic) to allow separate designations in April 1986. The Eastern Arctic population was not re; Les populations de l'est et de l'ouest de l'Arctique ont été considérées comme un tout et ont été désignées ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1980. Division en deux populations (population de l'est de l'Arctique et population de l'ouest de l'Arctique) en avril 1986 pour permettre une désignation individuelle. La population de l'est de l'Arctique n'a pas été réévaluée en avril 1986, mais a conservé le statut ' en voie de disparition ' des ' populations de l'est et de l'ouest de l'Arctique ' initiales. La population de l'est de l'Arctique s'est par la suite divisée en deux populations (population de la baie d'Hudson et du bassin de Foxe et population du détroit de Davis et de la baie de Baffin) en mai 2005, et la population du détroit de Davis et de la baie de Baffin a été désignée ' menacée '.
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Eschrichtius robustus | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
NRL Record ID
96514
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Eschrichtius robustus | (Lilljeborg, 1861)
Eschrichtius robustus | Lilljeborg, 1861
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Common Names
Grey Whale (English)
Baleine grise (Français)
Taxonomic Notes
Atlantic population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Atlantic Ocean
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Extirpated; Disparue du pays
About the assessment
Assessment year
2000
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
Assessment rationale/justification
Extirpated apparently by human hunting, before the end of the nineteenth century.; Espèce disparue du Canada avant la fin du XIXe siècle, en raison, semble-t-il, de la chasse.
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 (2000)
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
Extirpated before the end of the 1800s. Designated Extirpated in April 1987. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000.; Espèce disparue du Canada avant la fin des années 1800. Espèce désignée ' disparue du pays ' en avril 1987. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2000.
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Delphinapterus leucas | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2004)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2004)
NRL Record ID
96515
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Delphinapterus leucas | (Pallas, 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas | Pallas, 1776
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Common Names
Beluga Whale (English)
Béluga (Français)
Taxonomic Notes
Cumberland Sound population
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Nunavut; Arctic Ocean
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Threatened; Menacée
Assessment status criteria
D1
About the assessment
Assessment year
2004
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
Assessment rationale/justification
Numbers of belugas using Cumberland Sound have declined by about 1500 individuals between the 1920s and present. The population decline is believed to have been caused by hunting by the Hudson Bay Company into the 1940s and by the Inuit until 1979. Hunting has been regulated since the 1980s. Current quotas (41 in 2003) appear to be sustainable. Concerns have been raised about increased small vessel traffic and the associated noise of outboard motors, as well as fishery removals of Greenland halibut, a food of belugas.; Le nombre de bélugas utilisant la baie de Cumberland a connu un déclin d'environ 1500 individus entre les années 1920 et aujourd'hui. La chasse par la Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson jusque dans les années 1940 et la chasse par les Inuits jusqu'en 1979 semblent être la cause du déclin. La chasse est réglementée depuis les années 1980. Les quotas actuels (41 en 2003) semblent être durables. Des préoccupations concernant le trafic accru de petites embarcations et le bruit des moteurs hors bord qui leur est associé, ainsi que la pêche au flétan noir, un aliment consommé par le béluga, ont été soulevées.
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 (2004)
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
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
The Southeast Baffin Island-Cumberland Sound population was designated Endangered in April 1990. In May 2004, the structure of the population was redefined: the Southeast Baffin Island animals (formerly part of the Southeast Baffin Island-Cumberland Sound.; La population du sud-est de l'à®le de Baffin et de la baie Cumberland a été désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en avril 1990. En mai 2004, la structure de la population a été redéfinie : les individus du sud-est de l'à®le de Baffin (appartenant autrefois à  la population du sud-est de l'à®le de Baffin et de la baie Cumberland) ont été ajoutés à  la population de l'ouest de la baie d'Hudson. En mai 2004, la population de la baie Cumberland, nouvellement définie, a été désignée ' menacée '.
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Mustela macrodon | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)

Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2000)
NRL Record ID
95884
Location
Scope (Assessment)
National
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Taxon
Taxa
Neovison macrodon | (Prentis, 1903)
Mustela macrodon |
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Common Names
Sea Mink (English)
Vison de mer (Français)
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Atlantic Ocean
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Extinct; Disparue
Assessment status abreviation
EX
About the assessment
Assessment year
2000
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
Assessment rationale/justification
The last verified specimen was killed in New Brunswick in 1894.; Le dernier individu de cette espèce a été tué au Nouveau-Brunswick en 1894.
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 (2000)
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
Believed Extinct since 1894. Designated Extinct in April 1986. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2000.; L'espèce semble être disparue depuis 1894. Espèce désignée ' disparue ' en avril 1986. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2000.
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