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Information on Species at Risk


The Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) has detemined the following local species to be at-risk. For more information on provincial SAR, click on the links below:

 

Birds

bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

SC

black tern (Chlidonias niger)

SC

Canada warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) 

SC 

chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) 

THR

golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)  

SC

least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) 

THR

olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)  

SC  

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) 

THR

short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)   

SC

whip-poor-will (Caprimlugus vociferus)

THR

common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)  

SC  

yellow rail (Cotumicops noveboracensis)  

SC  

 

Insects

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

SC

West Virginia white (Pieris virginiensis)

SC

Mammals

eastern cougar (Puma concolor) 

END

eastern wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) 

SC

Reptiles

Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

THR 

milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

SC

snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) 

SC

wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

END


The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has detemined the following local species to be at-risk. For more information on federal SAR, click on the links below:

 

Birds

Canada warbler (Wilsonia canadensis)

THR

chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica)

THR

common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)

THR

golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)

THR

least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)

THR

olive-sided flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)

THR

peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) 

SC

rusty blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)

SC

short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)

SC

yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)

SC

whip-poor-will (Caprimlugus vociferus)

THR

 

Insects

monarch (Danaus plexippus)

SC

 Mammals

eastern wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) 

SC

Reptiles

Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

THR

milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)

SC

snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)

SC

wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta)

THR

COSSARO/COSEWIC At-Risk Status Ranking Abbreviations:

Endangered (END): Facing extinction or extirpation.

Threatened (THR): At risk of becoming endangered.

Special Concern (SC): Sensitive to human activities or natural events which may cause it to become endangered or threatened.

 

Contacts


Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Local Offices

 

Sault Ste. Marie District MNR
Nathan Hanes - Species At Risk Biologist

64 Church St., Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3H3

Office: (705) 941-5139

Cell: (705) 941-0972

Fax: (705) 949-6450
Wawa District MNR
Glenn Desy - Species At Risk Biologist

48 Mission Rd, Box 1160, Wawa, ON P0S1K0

Phone (705) 856-4725


First Nations


Batchewana First Nation
Danny Sayers Jr. Natural Resources Coordinator

236 Frontenac St., Rankin Reserve, ON P6A 5K9

Phone: (705) 759-0914 ext. 223
Garden River First Nation
Blaine Belleau

7 Shingwauk St., Garden River, ON P6A 6Z8

Phone: (705) 946-6300 ext. 229
Thessalon First Nation
Mary-Jane Wardell, Band Manager

Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0

Phone: (705) 842-2323
Michipicoten First Nation
Band Office

PO Box 1, Site 8, RR#1, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0

Phone: (705) 856-1993

Toll Free: 1-888-303-7723