Species at Risk on or Near Manitoulin Island
More than 200 species of plants and animals are at risk of disappearing from Ontario.
The Endangered Species Act provides:
Science-based assessment: species are assessed by an independent body based on the best-available science and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge
Automatic species protection: species classified as endangered or threatened automatically receive legal protection
Habitat protection: when a species is classified endangered or threatened, its habitat is also protected
Classifications:
Extirpated - Lives somewhere in the world, and at one time lived in the wild in Ontario, but no longer lives in the wild in Ontario.
Endangered - Lives in the wild in Ontario but is facing imminent extinction or extirpation.
Threatened - Lives in the wild in Ontario, is not endangered, but is likely to become endangered if steps are not taken to address factors threatening it.
Special concern - Lives in the wild in Ontario, is not endangered or threatened, but may become threatened or endangered due to a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.
The Endangered Species Act provides:
Science-based assessment: species are assessed by an independent body based on the best-available science and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge
Automatic species protection: species classified as endangered or threatened automatically receive legal protection
Habitat protection: when a species is classified endangered or threatened, its habitat is also protected
Classifications:
Extirpated - Lives somewhere in the world, and at one time lived in the wild in Ontario, but no longer lives in the wild in Ontario.
Endangered - Lives in the wild in Ontario but is facing imminent extinction or extirpation.
Threatened - Lives in the wild in Ontario, is not endangered, but is likely to become endangered if steps are not taken to address factors threatening it.
Special concern - Lives in the wild in Ontario, is not endangered or threatened, but may become threatened or endangered due to a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.
