COSEWIC assessment results with range of occurrence (by province, territory, or ocean), December 2021

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Common name (population) Taxon Status YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Arctic Ocean Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean
Black-footed Ferret Mammals Extirpated - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - -
Greater Prairie-Chicken Birds Extirpated - - - - X X X X - - - - - - - -
Greater Sage-Grouse phaios subspecies Birds Extirpated - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Greater Sage-Grouse urophasianus subspecies Birds Endangered - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - -
Mountain Plover Birds Endangered - - - - X X - - - - - - - - - -
Sage Thrasher Birds Endangered - - - X X X - - - - - - - - - -
Sharp-tailed Snake (Coast Mountains population) Reptiles Endangered - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) Reptiles Threatened - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - -
Eastern Foxsnake (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence population) Reptiles Threatened - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - -
Sharp-tailed Snake (Pacific Coast population) Reptiles Threatened - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Northern Leopard Frog (Rocky Mountain population) Amphibians Endangered - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sockeye Salmon (North Barriere-ES population (original)) Fishes Extinct - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Seton-S population (original)) Fishes Extinct - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Adams-ES population (original)) Fishes Extinct - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Momich-ES population (original)) Fishes Endangered - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Fraser-ES population (original)) Fishes Endangered - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Coquitlam-ES population (original)) Fishes Special Concern - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Sockeye Salmon (Alouette-ES population (original)) Fishes Special Concern - - - X - - - - - - - - - - X -
Dwarf Wedgemussel Molluscs Extirpated - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - -
Incurved Grizzled Moss Mosses Extirpated - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - -

The review of classification of the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens), Western Boreal/Prairie populations, was completed. This report was deferred to allow further consideration of the Designatable Unit structure.
Meeting date: December 1, 2021

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The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is an independent advisory panel to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada that meets twice a year to assess the status of wildlife species at risk of extinction. Members are wildlife biology experts from academia, government, non-governmental organizations and the private sector responsible for designating wildlife species in danger of disappearing from Canada.

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