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NRLD - 96418 | Globicephala melas

Assessment ID
96418
Taxon name
Globicephala melas
Traill, 1809
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Globicephala melas
Traill, 1809
Common name(s)
Long-finned Pilot Whale (English), Globicéphale noir (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Globicephala
Species
melas
Species authority
Traill, 1809
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not at Risk; Non en péril
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
The population frequenting Canadian waters was reduced earlier in the century by drive fisheries and recovery may be slow due to incidental entrapments, pollutants and depletion of prey species; however, there are no immediate threats to the population.; La pêche par rabattage a fait diminuer la taille de la population qui fréquente les eaux canadiennes au début du siècle et il se peut que les captures accidentelles, les polluants et la disparition des espèces proies ralentissent son rétablissement; cependant, rien ne menace cette population dans l'immédiat.
Assessment details
Year assessed
1994
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1994)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Atlantic Ocean
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
History
Designated Not at Risk in April 1994.; Espèce désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1994.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (1994)
COSEWIC. 1994. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html