Species at Risk Act annual report 2017

Table of contents

1. Introduction
   • 1.1 The purpose of the annual report
   • 1.2 Background on SARA
   • 1.3 Implementation of SARA
2. Assessment of species at risk
   • 2.1 COSEWIC assessments
     • 2.1.1 COSEWIC subcommittees
   • 2.2 Wildlife species assessments
3. Listing of species at risk
   • 3.1 Listing process
   • 3.2 Federal government response to COSEWIC assessments
   • 3.3 Public consultations
   • 3.4 Listing decisions
   • 3.5 SARA Schedule 1 current status
4. Recovery planning for listed species
   • 4.1 Legislative requirements
   • 4.2 Recovery planning activities in 2017
     • 4.2.1 Recovery strategies
     • 4.2.2 Action plans
     • 4.2.3 Identification of critical habitat
     • 4.2.4 Management plans
   • 4.3 Protection of critical habitat
   • 4.4 Recovery activities
     • 4.4.1 Competent departments’ recovery activities
     • 4.4.2 Habitat Stewardship Program
     • 4.4.3 Aboriginal Fund for Species at Risk
     • 4.4.4 Interdepartmental Recovery Fund
   • 4.5 Outreach and education
   • 4.6 Species at risk population trends
     • 4.6.1 Consistency of population trends of species at risk
     • 4.6.2 Changes in wildlife species status indicator
5. Permits
6. Enforcement
7. Monitoring
8. Consultation and governance
   • 8.1 Engagement on SARA policies
   • 8.2 Species at Risk Advisory Committee
   • 8.3 Indigenous groups and SARA
     • 8.3.1 Engagement with Indigenous groups
     • 8.3.2 Bilateral administrative agreements
     • 8.3.3 The National General Status Working Group
   • 8.4 Species at risk registry
9. Further information