Plan d’action pour la conservation
L'approche « Plan d’action pour la conservation lists species at risk in Canada that have an identified need for hands-on intervention (e.g. captive breeding, nest protection, reintroduction) in their Species at Risk Act Recovery Plans. Our priority ranking (A, B, C) is based on status (endangered, threatened, special concern), need for invention, and readiness for intervention. Bolded species are those with existing/recent Wildlife Preservation Canada support. Species at risk with existing strong support from other organizations are not included here (e.g. whooping crane, woodland caribou, Vancouver Island marmot, peregrine falcon).
Category A: species listed as endangered or extirpated and direct intervention is required to save them
27 species
Mammifères
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Blaireau d'Amérique jeffersonii subspecies (Taxidea taxus jeffersonii) | En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) |
Disparu localement | Prairies |
| Rat kangourou d'Ord (Dipodomys ordii) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
Oiseaux
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Chevêche des terriers (Athene cunicularia) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast, Prairies |
| Spotted Owl caurina subspecies (Strix occidentalis caurina) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Piping Plover melodus subspecies(Charadrius melodus melodus) |
En voie de disparition | Atlantic Canada |
| La pie-grièche migratrice de l'Est migrans subspecies (Lanius ludovicianus migrans) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) | Extirpated (BC) / Endangered (Prairies) | Mountain – Pacific Coast, Prairies |
Reptiles et amphibiens
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Tortue ponctuée (Clemmys guttata) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Tortue molle à épines (Apalone spinifera) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Grenouille maculée de l'Oregon (Rana pretiosa) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Pacific Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) |
Disparu localement | Pacific Coast |
| Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) |
En voie de disparition | Rocky Mountain |
| Rainette grillon de Blanchard (Acris blanchardi) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus ochrophaeus) |
En voie de disparition | Carolinian |
| Queensnake (Regina septemvittata) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Insectes
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Bleu mélissa (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) |
Disparu localement | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Damier de Taylor (Euphydryas editha taylori) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Island Marble (Euchloe ausonides insulanus) |
Disparu localement | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Maritime Ringlet (Coenonympha nipisiquit) |
En voie de disparition | Atlantic Canada |
| Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle (Cicindela patruela) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) |
Disparu localement | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Eastern Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius persius) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth (Prodoxus quinquepunctellus) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
| Non-pollinating Yucca Moth (Tegeticula corruptrix) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
Category B: species are listed as endangered / extirpated but further research is needed to understand the best methods for direct intervention OR species is listed as threatened and direct intervention is required immediately
22 species
Mammifères
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Pacific Water Shrew (Sorex bendirii) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Townsend’s Mole (Scapanus townsendii) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
Oiseaux
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| sterne rosée (Sterna dougallii) |
En voie de disparition | Atlantic Canada |
| Vesper Sparrow affinis subspecies (Pooecetes gramineus affinis) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Horned Lark strigata subspecies (Eremophila alpestris strigata) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
Reptiles et amphibiens
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) |
Menacée | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence; Atlantic Canada |
| Tortue mouchetée (Emydoidea blandingii) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) |
Menacée | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Tortue peinte de l'Ouest (Chrysemys picta bellii) |
Menacée | Pacific Coast |
| Eastern Foxsnake (Pantherophis gloydi) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Massassauga (Sistrurus catenatus) |
Endangered (Carolinian), Threatened (Great Lakes – St. Lawrence) | Carolinian, Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| La Couleuvre agile bleue (Coluber constrictor foxii) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Great Basin Spadefoot (Spea intermontana) |
Menacée | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Butler’s Garter Snake (Thamnophis butleri) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Insectes
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Yucca Moth (Tegeticula yuccasella) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
| Sand-verbena Moth (Copablepharon fuscum) |
En voie de disparition | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
| Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
| Le dytique d’eau rampant de Hungerford (Brychius hungerfordi) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
| Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
| Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek) |
En voie de disparition | Prairies |
| Bogbean Buckmoth (Hemileuca sp.) |
En voie de disparition | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Category C: species are listed as threatened / special concern and further research about direct intervention methods is needed
4 species
Mammifères
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Ermine haidarum subspecies (Mustela erminea haidarum) |
Menacée | Mountain – Pacific Coast |
Oiseaux
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
Menacée | All regions |
Reptiles et amphibiens
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) |
Menacée | Great Lakes – St. Lawrence |
Insectes
Espèce |
Status |
Region |
| Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bourdon terricola) |
Préoccupante | All regions |
Associated Publications:
Conservation prioritization is crucial in addressing biodiversity loss, especially with limited resources. One tool, evolutionary distinctiveness (ED) is based on a measure of evolutionary isolation and has merit for identifying taxa with few close relatives. Here this paper presents the first ever national-level ED scores for all Canadian tetrapods. By laying out and mapping Canada’s native terrestrial vertebrates, including amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, the team identified which species are the most evolutionarily unique in Canada. This work may be useful for conservation agencies who are determining which species are a priority for conservation work.