COSEWIC summary of new assessments and reassessments by type of change, May 2022

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Status     New     Review of classification in a higher risk category Review of classification in a lower risk category Review of classification changed Review of classification no change Review of classification reassigned Review of classification no longer at risk     Total    
Extinct - 1 - - - - - 1
Extirpated - - - - - - - 0
Endangered 4 - - - - - - 4
Threatened 1 - 1 - - 2 - 4
Special Concern 6 - 6 - 4 - - 16
Not at Risk - - - - - - 1 1
Data Deficient - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 1 7 0 4 2 1 26

Changed - Wildlife species moved to the Data Deficient category from a risk category, or to a risk category from the Data Deficient category.
Reassigned - Reassignment to a different designatable unit.


The reports on Plains and Cordilleran Suckers (Pantosteus jordani and Pantosteus bondi) and Great Blue Heron fannini subspecies (Ardea herodias fannini) were withdrawn to allow further consideration of the Designatable Unit structure.
Meeting date: May 11, 2022

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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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