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Status Definitions
Extinct:
a species that no longer exists.
Extirpated:
a species no longer existing in the wild in Canada, but
occurring elsewhere.
Endangered:
a species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Threatened:
a species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not
reversed.
Special
Concern (previously 'Vulnerable'):
a species that is of special concern because it is
particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events, but does not
include an extirpated, endangered or threatened species.
Data
Deficient: a species for which there is
inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its
risk of extinction.
Not
At Risk: A species that has been evaluated and
found to be not at risk.
COSEWIC:
The Committee On the Status of Endangered Wildlife In
Canada
(COSEWIC)
is a body of qualified experts from jurisdictional (provincial,
territorial and federal) agencies and non-government organizations,
independent scientists, and members of the academic community. The
mandate of COSEWIC is to identify and assign status to indigenous wildlife
species at risk of extinction or extirpation across their range in
Canada. For more information on COSEWIC, please view their webpage:
www.cosewic.gc.ca/.
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