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NRLD - 93399 | Ursus arctos

Assessment ID
93399
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Grizzly Bear (English), Ours grizzli (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Population
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Prairie population
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
Extirpated; Disparue du pays
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
Extirpated in the prairie region of Canada.; Disparue dans la région des Prairies du Canada.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2002
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 (2002)
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
Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba
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
The species was considered a single unit and designated Not at Risk in April 1979. Split into two populations in April 1991 (Prairie population and Northwestern population). The Prairie population was designated Extirpated in April 1991. Status re-examine.; L'espèce a été considérée comme une unité et a été désignée ' non en péril ' en avril 1979. Division en deux populations en avril 1991 (population des Prairies et population du Nord-Ouest). La population des Prairies a été désignée ' disparue du pays ' en avril 1991. Réexamen et confirmation du statut en mai 2000 et en mai 2002.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2002)
COSEWIC. 2002. 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