NS DNR Wildlife Division - Biodiversity Program

Ram’s-Head Lady Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) - Endangered (2007)
*Recovery* Team not yet finalized	*Additional Information:* NS Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica ) - Endangered (2007)
*Recovery* Team not yet finalized	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Moose (Mainland Population) (Alces alces americana) Endangered (2003)
*Recovery* Team Chair: Tony Nette NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6140 netteal@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* NS Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Boreal Felt Lichen (Erioderma pedicullatum) Endangered (2003)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Rob Cameron Department of Environment & Labour (902) 424-2176 camerorp@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani) Endangered (2002)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Larry Marshall Department of Fisheries and Oceans (902) 426-3605 marshalll@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca or John Gilhen NS Museum of Natural History (902) 424-7370 gilhenja@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) Endangered (2002)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Mike O'Brien NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6221 obrienms@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* NS Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/martenandlynx/

American Marten (Cape Breton Population) (Martes americana) - Endangered (2001)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Mike O'Brien NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6221 obrienms@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* NS Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/martenandlynx/

Water-Pennywort (Hydrocotyle umbellata) - Endangered (2001)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Plymouth Gentian (Sabatia kennedyana) - Endangered (2001)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Tom Herman Acadia University (902) 585-1469 tom.herman@acadiau.ca or Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca	Additional Information: COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/blandings/

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Sherman Boates Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodius) Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Diane Amirault Canadian Wildlife Service, EC (506) 364-5060 diane.amirault@ec.gc.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Harlequin Duck (Historonicus historonicus) Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Bill Montevecchi Memorial University (709) 737-7673 mont@morgan.ucs.mun.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Pink Coreopsis (Coreopsis rosea) - Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Thread-leaved Sundew (Drosera filiformis) - Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Eastern Mountain Avens (Geum peckii) Endangered (2000)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Sherman Boates Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf
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THREATENED
Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) - Threatened (2007)
Recovery Team not yet finalized	Additional Information: COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Yellow Lamp Mussel (Lampsilis cariosa) Threatened (2006)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Larry Marshall Department of Fisheries and Oceans (902) 426-3605 marshalll@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus) Threatened (2003)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Stephen Flemming Kejimkujik National Park (902) 682-2185 stephen.flemming@pc.gc.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca or Steve Mockford Acadia University (902) 585-1334 stephen.mockford@acadiau.ca	Additional Information: COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/ribbonsnake/

Tubercled Spikerush (Eleocharis tuberculosa) - Threatened (2003)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Redroot (Lacnanthes caroliana) - Threatened (2002)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Golden-crest (Lophiola aurea) - Threatened (2001)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/
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VULNERABLE
Peregrine Falcon (Falco perigrinus anatum) Threatened (2007)
*Recovery Team* Chair: Mark Elderkin Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Eastern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) - Vulnerable (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* NS Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Eastern Lilaeopsis (Lilaeopsis chinensis) - Vulnerable (2006)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Prototype Quillwort (Isoetes prototypes) - Vulnerable (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) Vulnerable (2002)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Sherman Boates Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Recovery Plan: pdf

New Jersey Rush (Juncus caesariensis) - Vulnerable (2001)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Long's Bulrush (Scirpus longii) - Vulnerable (2001)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/

Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta) Vulnerable (2000)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Tom Herman Acadia University (902) 585-1469 tom.herman@acadiau.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	Additional Information: COSEWIC Status Report: pdf Management Plan: pdf

Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia) - Vulnerable (2000)
*Recovery Team* Co-Chair's: Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora (ACPF) Sherman Boates NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6146 boatesjs@gov.ns.ca or Mark Elderkin NS Department of Natural Resources (902) 679-6219 elderkmf@gov.ns.ca	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Reports: pdf ACPF Multiple Species Recovery Plan: pdf Recovery Team Website: http://www.speciesatrisk.ca/coastalplainflora/
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EXTIRPATED
Eastern Wolf (Canis Lupis) - Extirpated (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) - Extirpated (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) - Extirpated (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf
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EXTINCT
Sea Mink (Mustela macrodon) - Extinct (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Labrador Duck (Camptorynchus labradorius) - Extinct (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) - Extinct (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) - Extinct (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf

Eelgrass Limpet (Lottia alveus alveus) - Extinct (2006)
Recovery Team not required under the NS *Endangered Species Act*	*Additional Information:* COSEWIC Status Report: pdf


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