Species at Risk List Regulations
made under Sections 10 and 12 of the
Endangered Species Act
S.N.S. 1998, c. 11
Order dated June 5, 2000, N.S. Reg. 109/2000
as amended up to N.S. Reg. 393/2007 (September 6, 2007)
The Species-at-risk Working Group, pursuant to Sections 10 and 12 of Chapter 11 of the Acts of 1998,
the Endangered Species Act, on June 5, 2000,
Hereby lists by category the species at risk in the Province of Nova Scotia:
American Marten
(Cape Breton population)
Martes americana
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Atlantic Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus
Extirpated
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Atlantic Whitefish
Coregonus huntsmani
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Bicknell’s Thrush
Catharus bicknelli
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Replaced: N.S. Reg. 114/2006.
Blanding’s Turtle
Emydoidea blandingii
Endangered
Boreal Felt Lichen
Erioderma pedicellatum
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Canada Lynx
Lynx canadensis
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Threatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Eastern Mountain Avens
Geum peckii
Endangered
Eastern Ribbonsnake
Thamnophis sauritus
Threatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Eastern White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Eastern Wolf
Canis lupis
Extirpated
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Eelgrass Limpet
Lottia alveus alveus
Extinct
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Golden Crest
Lophiola aurea
Threatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Great Auk
Pinguinnus impennis
Extinct
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Harlequin Duck
Historonicus historonicus
Endangered
Labrador Duck
Camptorynchus labradonius
Extinct
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Lileopsis
Lileopsis chinensis
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Long’s Bulrush
Scirpus longii
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Moose (mainland Nova Scotia population)
Alces alces
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Replaced: N.S. Reg. 114/2006.
New Jersey Rush
Juncus caesariensis
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Passenger Pigeon
Ectopistes migratorius
Extinct
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus anatum
Threatened
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Pink Coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea
Endangered
Piping Plover
Charadrius melodius
Endangered
Plymouth Gentian
Sabatia kennedyana
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Prototype quillwort
Isoetes prototypus
Vulnerable
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Ram’s-head Lady Slipper
Cypripedium arietinum
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Red Knot
Calidris canutus rufa
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Redroot
Lachnanthes caroliana
Th[r]eatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 119/2002.
Rockrose (Canada Frostweed)
Helianthemum canadense
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 393/2007.
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Endangered
Sea Mink
Mustela macrodon
Extinct
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
Vulnerable
Thread-leaved Sundew
Drosera filiformis
Endangered
Tubercled Spikerush
Eleocharis tuberculosa
Threatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 186/2003.
Water Pennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
Endangered
Added: N.S. Reg. 82/2001.
Wood Turtle
Clemmys insculpta
Vulnerable
Woodland Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Extirpated
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
Yellow lamp mussel
Lampsilis cariosa
Threatened
Added: N.S. Reg. 77/2006.
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Last updated: 17-10-2007