COSEWIC

Hope and peril for Killer Whales and other Canadian species

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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Killer Whales are top predators, found in all the world's oceans.

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  • Killer Whales are top predators, found in all the world's oceans.
  • Southern Resident Killer Whales on the Pacific coast mostly eat Chinook Salmon.
  • Much less is known about Killer Whales in the Eastern Arctic and off the Atlantic coast.
  • Back on the West Coast, perched above the Pacific Killer Whales' home live two wildflowers, Hibberson's Trillium and Macoun's Meadowfoam.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada to deliberate on the conservation status of 31 species in Ottawa

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Thursday, November 23, 2023
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OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) meets twice a year to review the status of wildlife species identified as potentially being at risk of extinction in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Nov. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) meets twice a year to review the status of wildlife species identified as potentially being at risk of extinction in Canada.
  • COSEWIC will determine the status of 31 Canadian wildlife species, among them several populations of iconic Killer Whale, the prehistoric looking Snapping Turtle, and two populations of tiny stickleback fish that have been severely impacted by aquatic invasive species.
  • The next meeting will take place from November 26 to December 1, 2023, on the traditional and unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin People in Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Following the meeting, a press release will be issued that summarizes the results of the discussions, highlighting ongoing Canadian conservation challenges and successful conservation actions.

Seeing conservation solutions for unseen species

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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COSEWIC, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, met last week to consider the status of 16 wildlife species.

Key Points: 
  • COSEWIC, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, met last week to consider the status of 16 wildlife species.
  • These included several that go unseen – those that are active in the night or that live underground or in hard-to-reach places.
  • Assessing secretive species underscores the importance of looking a little closer and learning all that we can to help them survive.
  • Several of the assessed species are not just hard to see but have actually gone unseen for decades.

Looking out for Canadian biodiversity

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.

Key Points: 
  • However, threats from development and introduced plants have reduced the Canadian population to fewer than 50 individuals.
  • This way of looking at the plant world makes us pause and reminds us of our collective responsibility."
  • As the world considers global biodiversity issues at the COP15 meeting, Canada faces its own decisions to save species here at home.
  • "More and more people are getting involved in looking for, and looking out for, species at risk," concluded David Lee, Chair of COSEWIC, "That's encouraging."