Canadian species at risk

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) has listed 380 species as being 'at risk'. The COSEWIC list includes the following 'risk' categories:

• Extinct: a species that no longer exists.
• Extirpated: a species no longer existing in the wild in Canada, but occurring elsewhere.
  
• Endangered: a species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
• Threatened: a species likely to become endangered if limiting factors are not reversed.
• Special Concern: a species of special concern because of characteristics that make it particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events.

Several species found in Kejimkujik National Park are at risk. The piping plover is endangered. The Blanding's turtle is threatened. The southern flying squirrel is considered vulnerable.

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