Species At Risk In Northern Ontario

Endangered | Threatened | Special Concern | Extirpated

Species At Risk in Northern Ontario Guide PDF

Endangered

Endangered species live in the wild in Ontario and are facing imminent extinction or extirpation. Generally, these species and their habitats are protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007.

American Badger
(Taxidea taxus jacksoni)

Little Brown Myotis
(Myotis lucifugus)

Eastern Cougar (Mountain Lion)
(Puma concolor)

Northern Myotis
(Myotis septentrionalis)

Golden Eagle
(Aquila chrysaetos)

Loggerhead Shrike
(Lanius ludovicianus migrans)

Piping Plover
(Charadrius melodus circumcinctus)

Red Knot rufa subspecies
(Calidris canutus rufa)

Pygmy Snaketail
(Ophiogomphus howei)

Western Silvery Aster
(Symphyotrichum sericeum)

Threatened

Threatened species live in the wild in Ontario, are not endangered, but are likely to become endangered if steps are not taken to address factors threatening them. Generally, these species and their habitats are protected under Ontario’s Endangered Species Act, 2007.

Gray fox
(Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Polar Bear
(Ursus maritimus)

Wolverine
(Gulo gulo)

Woodland Caribou
(Rangifer tarandus caribou)

American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Bank Swallow
(Riparia riparia)

Barn Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)

Bobolink
(Dolichonyx oryzivorous)

Chimney Swift
(Chaetura pelagica)

Eastern Meadowlark
(Sturnella magna)

Least Bittern
(Ixobrychus exilis)

Eastern Whip-poor-will
(Antrostomus vociferus)

Blanding’s Turtle
(Emydoidea blandingii)

Lake Sturgeon
(Acipenser fulvescens)

Short-jaw Cisco
(Coregonus zenithicus)

Pitcher’s Thistle
(Cirsium pitcheri)

Showy Goldenrod
(Solidago speciosa)

Small-flowered Lipocarpha
(Lipocarpha micrantha)

Special Concern

Species of special concern live in the wild in Ontario, are not endangered or threatened, but may become so due to a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats. These species and their habitats do not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, 2007 or under the Species at Risk Act, 2002.

Beluga
(Delphinapterus leucas)

Eastern Wolf
(Canis lupus lycaon)

Bald Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Black Tern
(Chlidonias niger)

Canada Warbler
(Cardellina canadensis)

Common Nighthawk
(Chordeiles minor)

Eastern Wood-pewee
(Contopus virens)

Golden-winged Warbler
(Vermivora chrysoptera)

Horned Grebe
(Podiceps auritus)

Olive-sided Flycatcher
(Contopus cooperi)

Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus anatum/tundrius)

Red-necked Phalarope
(Phalarope lobatus)

Rusty Blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)

Short-eared Owl
(Asio flammeus)

Wood Thrush
(Hylocichla mustelina)

Yellow Rail
(Coturnicops noveboracensis)

Eastern Milksnake
(Lampropeltis triangulum)

Northern Map Turtle
(Graptemys geographica)

Snapping Turtle
(Chelydra serpentina)

Deepwater Sculpin
(Myoxocephalus thompsonii)

Kiyi
(Coregonus kiyi kiyi)

Northern Brook Lamprey
(Ichthyomyzon fossor)

Monarch Butterfly
(Danaus plexippus)

Extirpated

Eskimo Curlew
(Numenius borealis)

Greater Prairie-chicken
(Tympanuchus cupido)

Paddlefish
(Polyodon spathula)