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Species at Risk List Regulations

made under Sections 10 and 12 of the

Endangered Species Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 11

Order dated June 5, 2000, N.S. Reg. 109/2000

as amended up to N.S. Reg. 393/2007 (September 6, 2007)

 

The Species-at-risk Working Group, pursuant to Sections 10 and 12 of Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1998, the Endangered Species Act, on June 5, 2000,

 

Hereby lists by category the species at risk in the Province of Nova Scotia:

 

American Marten (Cape Breton population)	Martes americana	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Atlantic Walrus	Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus	Extirpated	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Atlantic Whitefish	Coregonus huntsmani	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Bicknell’s Thrush	Catharus bicknelli	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002. Replaced: N.S. Reg. 114/2006.
Blanding’s Turtle	Emydoidea blandingii	Endangered
Boreal Felt Lichen	Erioderma pedicellatum	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Canada Lynx	Lynx canadensis	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Common Nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Threatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Eastern Mountain Avens	Geum peckii	Endangered
Eastern Ribbonsnake	Thamnophis sauritus	Threatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Eastern White Cedar	Thuja occidentalis	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Eastern Wolf	Canis lupis	Extirpated	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Eelgrass Limpet	Lottia alveus alveus	Extinct	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Golden Crest	Lophiola aurea	Threatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Great Auk	Pinguinnus impennis	Extinct	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Harlequin Duck	Historonicus historonicus	Endangered
Labrador Duck	Camptorynchus labradonius	Extinct	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Lileopsis	Lileopsis chinensis	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Long’s Bulrush	Scirpus longii	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Moose (mainland Nova Scotia population)	Alces alces	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003. Replaced: N.S. Reg. 114/2006.
New Jersey Rush	Juncus caesariensis	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Passenger Pigeon	Ectopistes migratorius	Extinct	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus anatum	Threatened
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Pink Coreopsis	Coreopsis rosea	Endangered
Piping Plover	Charadrius melodius	Endangered
Plymouth Gentian	Sabatia kennedyana	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Prototype quillwort	Isoetes prototypus	Vulnerable	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Ram’s-head Lady Slipper	Cypripedium arietinum	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Red Knot	Calidris canutus rufa	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Redroot	Lachnanthes caroliana	Th[r]eatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Rockrose (Canada Frostweed)	Helianthemum canadense	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Endangered
Sea Mink	Mustela macrodon	Extinct	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Sweet Pepperbush	Clethra alnifolia	Vulnerable
Thread-leaved Sundew	Drosera filiformis	Endangered
Tubercled Spikerush	Eleocharis tuberculosa	Threatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Water Pennywort	Hydrocotyle umbellata	Endangered	Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Wood Turtle	Clemmys insculpta	Vulnerable
Woodland Caribou	Rangifer tarandus	Extirpated	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Yellow lamp mussel	Lampsilis cariosa	Threatened	Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.

 

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