Summary of COSEWIC Wildlife Species Assessments, December 2025

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Wildlife species are sorted according to current status and then by common name.

Status Common name (population) Scientific name Range of occurrence
Endangered American Badger (Cariboo / Thompson / Okanagan population) Taxidea taxus BC
Endangered American Badger (Southwestern Ontario population) Taxidea taxus ON
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Inner Bay of Fundy population) Salmo salar NB, NS, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Nova Scotia Southern Upland East population) Salmo salar NS, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Nova Scotia Southern Upland West population) Salmo salar NS, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Outer Bay of Fundy population) Salmo salar NB, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (South Newfoundland West population) Salmo salar NL, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Atlantic Salmon (Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cape Breton population) Salmo salar NB, NS, PE, Atlantic Ocean
Endangered Illinois Tick-trefoil Desmodium illinoense ON
Threatened Atlantic Salmon (Anticosti Island population) Salmo salar QC, Atlantic Ocean
Threatened Atlantic Salmon (Inner St. Lawrence population) Salmo salar QC, Atlantic Ocean
Threatened Atlantic Salmon (Quebec Western North Shore population) Salmo salar QC, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Threatened Atlantic Salmon (Southern Labrador population) Salmo salar QC, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Threatened Haller's Apple Moss Bartramia halleriana BC, AB
Threatened Lupine Leafroller Moth Anacampsis lupinella ON
Special Concern American Badger (Kootenay / Prairies / Rainy River population) Taxidea taxus BC, AB, SK, MB, ON
Special Concern Atlantic Salmon (Gaspe Peninsula population) Salmo salar QC, NB, Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern Atlantic Salmon (Quebec Eastern North Shore population) Salmo salar QC, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern Atlantic Salmon (South Newfoundland East population) Salmo salar NL, Atlantic Ocean
Special Concern Grizzly Bear (Western population) Ursus arctos YT, NT, NU, BC, AB, SK, MB
Special Concern Hare-footed Locoweed Oxytropis lagopus AB
Special Concern Round-leaved Greenbrier (Great Lakes Plains population) Smilax rotundifolia ON
Special Concern Sable Island Bordered Apamea Apamea sordens sableana NS
Special Concern Sable Island Borer Papaipema sp. NS
Special Concern Sable Island Cutworm Moth Agrotis arenarius NS
Special Concern Sable Island Eucosma Eucosma sableana NS
Special Concern Sable Island White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma sablensis NS
Not at Risk Atlantic Salmon (Northeast Newfoundland population) Salmo salar NL, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Atlantic Salmon (Northern Labrador population) Salmo salar NL, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Atlantic Salmon (Northwest Newfoundland population) Salmo salar QC, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Atlantic Salmon (Nunavik population) Salmo salar QC, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Atlantic Salmon (Southwest Newfoundland population) Salmo salar QC, NL, Atlantic Ocean
Not at Risk Round-leaved Greenbrier (Atlantic population) Smilax rotundifolia NS
Data Deficient Atlantic Salmon (Labrador Lake Melville population) Salmo salar NL, Atlantic Ocean
Data Deficient Boreal Awningclam Petrasma borealis NB, NS, NL, Atlantic Ocean

Meeting date: December 5, 2025

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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.

COSEWIC secretariat

Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 St. Joseph Blvd
Gatineau QC K1A 0H3

Email: cosewic-cosepac@ec.gc.ca