Part 2 of consultation document: list of species eligible for an amendment to Schedule 1: December 2023

The list of species eligible for an amendment to Schedule 1

Status of the recently assessed species and consultation paths

On October 18, 2023, COSEWIC submitted nine assessments of species at risk to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change for species that are eligible to be added to Schedule 1 of SARA. Seven of these are terrestrial species, and two are aquatic species. COSEWIC also reviewed the classification of species already on Schedule 1, in some cases changing their status. One terrestrial species is being considered for a higher risk status on SARA, and four terrestrial species are being considered for a lower risk status on SARA. One species is being considered to be removed from SARA. In all, 13 terrestrial species that are eligible to be added to Schedule 1, or to have their current status on Schedule 1 changed are included in this consultation (Table 1).

COSEWIC also submitted the reviews of species already on Schedule 1, confirming their classification. Twenty-one of these reviews were for terrestrial species. These species are not included in the consultations because there is no regulatory change being proposed (Table 2).

For more information on the consultations for aquatic species, visit the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website at Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Providing comments

The involvement of Canadians is integral to the listing process, as it is to the ultimate protection of Canadian wildlife. Your comments matter and are given serious consideration. Environment and Climate Change Canada will review all the comments that it receives by the deadlines provided below.

Comments for terrestrial species undergoing normal consultations must be received by May 16, 2024.

Comments for terrestrial species undergoing extended consultations must be received by October 16, 2024.

Most species will be undergoing normal consultations. For a description of the consultation paths these species will undergo, please visit the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry website at: Minister Response: COSEWIC species at risk assessments - December 2023

For more details on submitting comments, see the section “Comments solicited on the proposed amendment of Schedule 1” in the document entitled “Consultation on Amending the List of Species under the Species at Risk Act: Terrestrial Species”.

Please email your comments to the Species at Risk Public Registry at: sararegistry@ec.gc.ca

Comments may also be mailed to:

Director General, Wildlife Management
Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3

For more information on the Species at Risk Act, please visit the Species at Risk Public Registry at:Species at risk public registry

Table 1: Terrestrial species recently assessed by COSEWIC eligible for addition to Schedule 1, reclassification or removal from the list
Category	Category	Taxon	Species	Scientific name	Range
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Endangered	Mammals	Eastern Red Bat	Lasiurus borealis	BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NL, NT,YK, NU
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Endangered	Mammals	Hoary Bat	Lasiurus cinereus	BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NL, YK, NT, NU
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Endangered	Mammals	Silver-haired Bat	Lasionycteris noctivagans	BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, NL YK, NT
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Endangered	Vascular Plants	California Sword Fern	Polystichum californicum	BC
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Endangered	Vascular Plants	Coastal Manroot	Marah oregana	BC
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Threatened	Lichens	Scaly Fringe Lichen	Heterodermia squamulosa	NB, NS
Species eligible for addition to Schedule 1	Special Concern	Arthropods	Riverine Clubtail^{Footnote 1}	Stylurus amnicola	MB, ON, QC
Reclassification	From Threatened to Endangered	Vascular plants	Gulf of St. Lawrence Aster	Symphyotrichum laurentianum	QC, PEI, NB
Reclassification	From Endangered to Threatened	Arthropods	Half-moon Hairstreak (Okanagan-Similkameen population)^{Footnote 2}	Satyrium semiluna	BC
Reclassification	From Endangered to Special Concern	Vascular Plants	Foothill Sedge	Carex tumulicola	BC
Reclassification	From Endangered to Special Concern	Vascular Plants	Small-flowered Sand-verbena	Tripterocalyx micranthus	AB, SK
Reclassification	From Threatened to Special Concern	Birds	Eastern Whip-poor-will	Antrostomus vociferus	SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, PE, NS
Reclassifications: Removal from Schedule 1	From Special Concern to Non-Active	Birds	Great Blue Heron fannini subspecies	Ardea herodias fannini	BC

Table 2: Terrestrial species recently reassessed by COSEWIC (no consultations - species status confirmation)
Category	Category	Taxon	Species	Scientific name	Range
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Amphibians	Eastern Tiger Salamander Carolinian population	Ambystoma tigrinum	ON
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Arthropods	American Burying Beetle	Nicrophorus americanus	ON, QC
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Arthropods	Island Marble	Euchloe ausonides insulanus	BC
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Reptile	Northwestern Pond Turtle^{Footnote 3}	Actinemys marmorata	BC
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Reptile	Pacific Gophersnake	Pituophis catenifer catenifer	BC
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Reptile	Timber Rattlesnake	Crotalus horridus	ON
Status Confirmation	Extirpated	Vascular Plants	Spring Blue-eyed Mary	Collinsia verna	ON
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Arthropods	Bert's Predaceous Diving Beetle	Sanfilippodytes bertae	AB
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Arthropods	Half-moon Hairstreak (Waterton Lakes population)^{Footnote 4}	Satyrium semiluna	AB
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Arthropods	Island Blue	Icaricia saepiolus insulanus	BC
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Arthropods	Rusty-patched Bumble Bee	Bombus affinis	ON, QC, NB
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Birds	Northern Bobwhite	Colinus virginianus	ON
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Birds	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	QC,NS, NB, Atlantic Ocean
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Birds	White-headed Woodpecker	Dryobates albolarvatus^{Footnote 5}	BC
Status Confirmation	Endangered	Mosses	Poor Pocket Moss	Fissidens Pauperculus	BC
Status Confirmation	Threatened	Birds	Bicknell's Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	QC, NB, NS
Status Confirmation	Threatened	Vascular Plants	Slender Mouse-ear-cress	Crucihimalaya virgata^{Footnote 6}	AB, SK
Status Confirmation	Special Concern	Amphibians	Great Plains Toad	Anaxyrus cognatus	AB, SK, MB
Status Confirmation	Special Concern	Birds	Savannah Sparrow princeps subspecies (Ipswich sparrow)	Passerculus sandwichensis princeps	NS
Status Confirmation	Special Concern	Mammals	Mountain Beaver	Aplodontia rufa	BC
Status Confirmation	Special Concern	Molluscs	Magnum Mantleslug	Magnipelta mycophaga	BC

The COSEWIC summaries of terrestrial species eligible for addition or reclassification on Schedule 1

For a brief summary of the reasons for the COSEWIC status designation of individual species, and their biology, threats, distribution and other information, please consult the COSEWIC Summaries of Terrestrial Species Eligible for Addition or Reclassification on Schedule 1 at:

Consultation on Amending the List of Species under the Species at Risk Act: Terrestrial Species

For a more comprehensive explanation of the conservation status of an individual species, please refer to the COSEWIC status report for that species, also available on the SAR Public Registry at:

Species at risk public registry

or contact:

COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3

Footnotes

Footnote 1

New population structure that will combine new individuals with the Schedule 1 listed Riverine Clubtail (Great Lakes Plains population).

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Footnote 2

New population structure with a name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Half-moon Hairstreak

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Footnote 3

Name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Pacific Pond Turtle

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Footnote 4

New population structure with a name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Half-moon Hairstreak

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Footnote 5

Scientific name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Picoides albolarvatus

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Footnote 6

Scientific name change, currently listed on SARA Schedule 1 as Halimolobos virgata

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