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Species at
Risk
Overview
Species at Risk
conservation and recovery is an important component of the
Biodiversity Program within the Wildlife Division of the NS
Department of Natural Resources (NS DNR).
Species at risk include any plant, animal, or other organism that is
seriously at risk of extinction. A current list of species at
risk protected under the
NS Endangered Species Act can be
viewed on this website.
The status of wildlife species are determined through both a
provincial and national status assessment process. Species listed
through the provincial process, by the NS Endangered Species Working
Group, are then legally protected under the NS Endangered
Species Act
(NS ESA). Species listed
through the national process, by the Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) are protected under the federal
Species at Risk Act
(SARA).
Once a species has been assessed,
and legally listed, a recovery team
is established and recovery and conservation efforts are
initiated. For species listed under the NS ESA the
conservation and recovery of species at risk is coordinated by
the Wildlife Division of NS DNR.
There is also a provincial General Status assessment process
which serves as a first alert tool for identifying species in
the province that
are potentially at risk.
If you have
specific questions related to species at risk in Nova Scotia
please contact the provincial species at risk biologist:
Mark Elderkin
Wildlife Division, NS Department of Natural Resources
136 Exhibition St.,
Kentville, NS
B4N 4E5
(902) 679-6091
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