Report on Outstanding Species at Risk Last update July 2008

Under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), the Governor in Council can, within nine months of receiving an assessment of the status of a species by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC), either;

accept the assessment and add the species to Schedule 1;
decide to not add the species to Schedule 1; or
refer the assessment back to COSEWICfor further information or consideration.

The current status of species under extended consultations or for which a Not List decision was made by the GiC to accommodate further consultations. Decisions to Refer species back to COSEWIC for further consideration are also included.

Batch 1 - COSEWIC Assessments: May 2002, November 2002, May 2003
Batch 2 - COSEWIC Assessments: November 2003, May 2004
Batch 3 - COSEWIC Assessments: November 2004, May 2005
Batch 4 - COSEWIC Assessments: April 2006

**Batch 1 Terrestrial, Not Listed (2 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos) Northwestern population	YT NT NUBC AB	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Western population	YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision

**Batch 1 Terrestrial, Referred back (1 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)	YT NT NU MB ON QC NL Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision COSEWIC Reassessment: April 2008, Special Concern. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council Receipt.^Footnotea

**Batch 1 Aquatic, Referred back (5 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Arctic population	Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision 15 Dec 2006: COSEWIC reaffirmed their original assessment. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis)	Pacific Ocean	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision 15 Dec 2006: COSEWIC reaffirmed their original assessment. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Cusk (Brosme brosme)	Atlantic Ocean	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision 15 Dec 2006: COSEWIC reaffirmed their original assessment. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Lake Winnipeg Physa Snail (Physa sp.)	MB	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision 15 Dec 2006: COSEWIC reaffirmed their original assessment. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Shortjaw Cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)	NT AB SK MB ON	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision

**Batch 2 Terrestrial Not Listed (4)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) Dolphin and Union population	NT NU	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Peary Caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi)	NT NU	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Plains Bison (Bison bison bison)	BC AB SK MB	Threatened	GiC decision: 14 July 2005. Not listed at this time, for potential economic implications for the Canadian bison industry. See Rationale for decision
Porsild's Bryum (Mielichhoferia macrocarpa)	NU BC AB NL	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision

**Batch 2 Terrestrial Referred back (1)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Dwarf Woolly-heads (Psilocarphus brevissimus) Southern Mountain population	BC	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 14 Jul 2005. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision COSEWIC re-assessment: April 2006. Governor in Council Receipt^Footnotea: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Listed on Schedule 1 of SARA as endangered on 13 December 2007.

**Batch 2 - Aquatic species not added to Schedule 1 of SARA (5 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Cumberland Sound population	NU Arctic Ocean	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Eastern High Arctic - Baffin Bay population	NU Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Eastern Hudson Bay population	NU QC Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Ungava Bay population	QC Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Western Hudson Bay population	NU MB ON Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Not listed at this time, pending completion of a consultation process with the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board. See Rationale for decision

**Batch 3 Terrestrial, Referred back (1 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Verna's Flower Moth (Schinia verna)	AB SK MB	Threatened	Governor in Council Decision: 15 Aug 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision 15 Dec 2006: COSEWIC reaffirmed their original assessment. Governor in Council Receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008, decision required by 12 March 2009.

**Batch 3 Aquatic, Extended Consultations complete (6 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Bering Cisco (Coregonus laurettae)	YT	Special Concern	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Not listed on Schedule 1 of SARA on 13 December 2007. See Rationale for decision
Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei)	ON	Threatened	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Not listed on Schedule 1 of SARA on 13 December 2007. See Rationale for decision
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population	Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Listed on Schedule 1 of SARA as a species of special concern on 13 December 2007.
Copper Redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi)	QC	Endangered	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Listed on Schedule 1 of SARA as endangered on 13 December 2007.
Shortnose Cisco (Coregonus reighardi)	ON	Endangered	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Listed on Schedule 1 of SARA as endangered on 13 December 2007.
Upper Great Lakes Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi kiyi)	ON	Special Concern	Governor in Council Receipt: 26 Apr 2007, decision required by 26 Jan 2008. Listed on Schedule 1 of SARA as a species of special concern on 13 December 2007.

**Batch 3 Aquatic, Extended Consultations still ongoing (10 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Hudson Bay-Foxe Basin population	Arctic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) Davis Strait-Baffin Bay population	Arctic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)	Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)	NB	Special Concern	Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Bay of Fundy population	NB NS Atlantic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence population	QC NB PE NS Atlantic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) St. Lawrence Estuary population	QC Atlantic Ocean	Extirpated	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Eastern Scotian Shelf population	Atlantic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Georges Bank-Western Scotian Shelf-Bay of Fundy population	Atlantic Ocean	Special Concern	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Winter Skate (Leucoraja ocellata) Southern Gulf population	Atlantic Ocean	Endangered	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.

**Batch 4 - Terrestrial species following Extended consultations (3 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea)	NT NU NL	Endangered	Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.
Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)	ON	Endangered	Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.
Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus)	YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE NS NL	Special Concern	Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.

**Batch 4 - Aquatic species following Extended consultations (13 species)**
Species	Range	COSEWIC Status	Current Situation
American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)	ON QC NB PE NS NL Atlantic Ocean	Special Concern	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Lake Ontario population	ON	Extirpated	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus)	NU MB ON QC NB PE NS NL Arctic Ocean	Special Concern	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	Special Concern	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Okanagan population	BC Pacific Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) Northwest Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	Special Concern	Governor in Council Decision: 06 Apr 2006. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision COSEWIC re-assessment: April 2006. Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Mapleleaf Mussel (Quadrula quadrula) Great Lakes - Western St. Lawrence population	ON	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Mapleleaf Mussel (Quadrula quadrula) Saskatchewan - Nelson population	MB	Endangered	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Northern Fur Seal (Callorhinus ursinus)	BC Pacific Ocean	Threatened	Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.
Rainbow Mussel (Villosa iris)	ON	Endangered	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Shortfin Mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	Threatened	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.
Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus)	BC	Endangered	Governor in Council Decision: 12 Jan 2005. Referred back to COSEWIC for further information or consideration. See Rationale for decision COSEWIC re-assessment: April 2006. Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea: 12 June 2008; decision required by 12 March 2009.
White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Atlantic population	Atlantic Ocean	Endangered	Consultations occur prior to Governor in Council receipt^Footnotea.

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