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View, download, or print a PDF version of this guide (online you can zoom in on the high resolution photos to see more detail). Since the status of species changes over time, as does our knowledge about them, we will provide web updates that reflect new information as it becomes available.
We are currently developing the third edition of the guide—stay tuned for its release! In the meantime, the pages marked "new" below feature species that have been listed since the second edition was published.
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| Complete Guide | 100 pages, plus covers | 91.57 MB |
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| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | 55.36 KB |
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| Introduction | Introduction, Some Faces of the Species At Risk Community, Message from Stephen Flemming | 10.07 MB |
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| How to Use This Guide | Explanation of Typical Species Identificaton & Information Card | 2.41 MB |
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| Information on Species at Risk | Explanation of what are species at risk, how they are protected and how you can help. | 5.07 MB |
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| Companion Resources | Recommended resources that complement the Species at Risk Guide. | 1.66 MB |
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| Recently Listed Species | List is current to March 2015 | 945.25 KB |
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| Extirpated & Extinct Species | Species no longer found in the province or anywhere on the planet. | 1.79 MB |
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| Acknowledgments and Thank You | 2.1 MB |
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| Eastern Moose | Alces alces americana | 5.2 MB |
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| Canada Lynx | Lynx canadensis | 3.95 MB |
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| American Marten | Martes americana | 4.35 MB |
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| Little Brown Myotis | Myotis lucifugus | 3.7 MB |
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| Northern Myotis | Myotis septentrionalis | 6.01 MB |
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| Tri-colored Bat | Perimyotis subflavus | 4.07 MB |
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| Hoary Bat (new) | Lasiurus cinereus | 352.88 KB |
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| Silver-Haired Bat (new) | Lasionycteris noctivagans | 404.04 KB |
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| Eastern Red Bat (new) | Lasiurus borealis | 422.96 KB |
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| Short-eared owl | Asia flammeus | 3.54 MB |
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| Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | 4.44 MB |
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| Red Knot | Calidris canutus rufa | 3.22 MB |
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| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus melodus | 3.69 MB |
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| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus anatum | 6.09 MB |
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| Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | 4.9 MB |
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| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | 4.26 MB |
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| Ipswich Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis princeps | 5.32 MB |
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| Bank Swallow | Riperia riparia | 5.01 MB |
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| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | 5.16 MB |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs (new) | Tringa flavipes | 457.11 KB |
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| Horned Grebe (new) | Podiceps auritus | 406.54 KB |
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| Red-necked Phalarope (new) | Phalaropus lobatus | 411.61 KB |
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| Hudsonian Godwit (new) | Limosa haemastica | 445.87 KB |
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| Short-billed Dowitcher (new) | Limnodromus griseus hendersoni/griseus | 550.63 KB |
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| Leach’s Storm-Petrel (new) | Hydrobates leucorhous (Atlantic Population) | 442.25 KB |
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| Eastern Whip-poor-will | Astrostomus vociferus | 5.31 MB |
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| Canada Warbler | Wilsonia canadensis | 4.96 MB |
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| Bicknell's Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | 5.05 MB |
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| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | 3.01 MB |
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| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | 5.46 MB |
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| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | 5.26 MB |
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| Eastern Wood-pewee | Contopus virens | 4.15 MB |
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| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | 4.57 MB |
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| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus nigrans | 5.59 MB |
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| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | 4.03 MB |
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| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | 6.52 MB |
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| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | 5.34 MB |
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| Snapping Turtle | Chelydra serpentina | 5.03 MB |
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| Wood Turtle | Glyptemys inscultpa | 5.46 MB |
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| Blanding's Turtle | Emydoidea blandingii | 5.59 MB |
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| Eastern Ribbonsnake | Thamnophis sauritus | 5.85 MB |
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| Eastern Painted Turtle (new) | Chrysemys picta picta | 508.14 KB |
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| American Eel | Anguilla rostrata | 5.1 MB |
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| Atlantic Sturgeon | Acipenser oxyrinchus | 5.36 MB |
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| Atlantic Whitefish | Coregonus huntsmani | 4.51 MB |
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| Striped Bass | Morone saxatilis | 4.79 MB |
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| Atlantic Salmon | Salmo salar | 4.88 MB |
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| Blue Felt Lichen | Degelia plumbea | 6.91 MB |
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| Vole Ears Lichen | Erioderma mollissimum | 5.73 MB |
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| Boreal Felt Lichen | Erioderma pedicellatum | 6.3 MB |
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| Eastern Waterfan | Peltigera hydrothyria | 7.13 MB |
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| Frosted Glass-whiskers | Sclerophora peronella | 5.37 MB |
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| Wrinkled Shingle Lichen (new) | Pannaria lurida | 726.37 KB |
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| Scaly Fringe Lichen (new) | Heterodermia squamulosa | 641.82 KB |
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| White-Rimmed Shingle Lichen (new) | Fuscopannaria leucosticta | 691.81 KB |
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| Black Foam Lichen (new) | Anzia colpodes | 707.56 KB |
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| Monarch Butterfly | Danaus plexippus | 4.65 MB |
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| Macropis Cuckoo Bee | Epeoloides pilosulus | 4.67 MB |
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| Suckley’s Cuckoo Bumble Bee (new) | Bombus suckleyi | 425.61 KB |
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| Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (new) | Bombus terricola | 578.73 KB |
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| Transverse Lady Beetle (new) | Coccinella transversoguttata | 538.31 KB |
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| Skillet Clubtail (new) | Gomphus ventricosus | 498.53 KB |
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| Sable Island Sweat Bee (new) | Lasioglossum sablense | 438.75 KB |
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| Brook Floater | Alasmidonta varicosa | 6.55 MB |
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| Atlantic Mud-piddock | Barnea truncata | 4.75 MB |
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| Yellow Lampmussel | Lampsilis cariosa | 4.53 MB |
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| Ram's Head Lady Slipper | Cypripedium arietinum | 4.8 MB |
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| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | 4.93 MB |
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| Eastern Mountain Avens | Geum peckii | 4.84 MB |
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| Rockrose | Helianthemum canadense | 6.32 MB |
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| Prototype Quillwort | Isoetes prototypus | 5.89 MB |
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| Hoary Willow | Salix canadida | 6.11 MB |
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| Eastern White Cedar | Thuja occidentalis | 7.02 MB |
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| Circular-leaved Peat Moss (new) | Sphagnum cyclophyllum | 705.65 KB |
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| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis hamilifolia | 4.83 MB |
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| Sweet Pepperbush | Clethra alnifolia | 5.98 MB |
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| Pink Coreopsis | Coreopsis rosea | 5.39 MB |
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| Thread-leaved Sundew | Drosera filiformis | 6.08 MB |
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| Tubercled Spike-rush | Eleocharis tuberculosa | 5.38 MB |
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| Water Pennywort | Hydrocotyle umbellata | 5.26 MB |
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| New Jersey Rush | Juncus caesariensis | 4.78 MB |
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| Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliniana | 6.46 MB |
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| Eastern Lilaeopsis | Lilaeopsis chinensis | 5.75 MB |
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| Golden Crest | Lophiola aurea | 5.98 MB |
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| Spotted Pondweed | Potamogeton pulcher | 4.52 MB |
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| Plymouth Gentian | Sabatia kennedyana | 5.64 MB |
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| Long's Bulrush | Scirpus longii | 7.94 MB |
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| Maleberry (new) | Lyonia ligustrina | 748.62 KB |
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| Forked Bluecurls (new) | Trichostema dichotomum | 416.47 KB |
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| Tall Beakrush (new) | Rhynchospora macrostachya | 786.89 KB |
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| Marine Species at Risk | 1.9 MB |
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| Leatherback Sea Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | 2.21 MB |
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| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Caretta ceretta | 1.88 MB |
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| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | 2.42 MB |
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| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | 1.92 MB |
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| North Atlantic Right Whale | Eubalaena glacialis | 1.99 MB |
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| Northern Bottlenose Whale | Hyperoodon ampullatus | 2.42 MB |
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| Sowerby's Beaked Whale | Mesoplodon bidens | 2.35 MB |
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| Harbour Porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | 2.91 MB |
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| White Shark | Carcharodon carcharias | 1.88 MB |
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| Basking Shark | Cetorhinus maximus | 1.92 MB |
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| Shortfin Mako | Isurus oxyrinchus | 1.9 MB |
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| Porbeagle Shark | Lamna nasus | 2.41 MB |
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| Blue Shark | Prionace glauca | 1.9 MB |
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| Spiny Dogfish | Squalus acanthias | 1009.87 KB |
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| Thorny Skate | Amblyraja radiate | 3.03 MB |
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| Winter Skate | Leucoraja ocellata | 2.66 MB |
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| Smooth Skate | Malacoraja senta | 2.43 MB |
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| Shortnose Sturgeon | Acipenser breviorstrum | 3.16 MB |
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| Northern Wolffish | Anarhichas denticulatus | 2.47 MB |
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| Atlantic Wolffish | Anarhichas lupus | 2.48 MB |
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| Spotted Wolffish | Anarhichas minor | 2.41 MB |
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| Cusk | Brosme Brosme | 2.34 MB |
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| Roundnose Grenadier | Coryphaenoides rupestris | 1.71 MB |
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| Atlantic Cod | Gadus morhua | 2.63 MB |
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| American Plaice | Hippoglossoides platessoides | 2.02 MB |
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| Deepwater & Acadian Redfish | Sebastes mentella, Sebastes fasciatus | 1.87 MB |
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| Bluefin Tuna | Thunnus thynnus | 2.02 MB |
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| White Hake | Urophycis tenuis | 2.35 MB |
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| Killer Whale (new) | Orcinus orca (Northwest Atlantic / Eastern Arctic Population) | 250.28 KB |
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| Sei Whale (new) | Balaenoptera borealis (Atlantic Population) | 280.1 KB |
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