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The SAR Reference Tool box houses an electronic library of standards, guidelines, best management practices and technical resources that may assist you in complying with/meeting the expectations of the ESA and associated regulations. The intent of the Tool box is to serve the public, stakeholders, proponents, and government.
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Last updated: June 25, 2013
| Resource Title / Author | Species Name | Sector | Regulation | Activity | Species Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Title / Author | Species Name | Sector | Regulation | Activity | Species Group |
| American Badger Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American badger Taxidea taxus | ~ | American badger habitat; Endangered species | ~ | Mammals |
| American Eel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Eel Anguilla rostrata | ~ | Hydro-electric generating stations; Fishing — incidental catch; Endangered species | ~ | Fishes |
| American White Pelican Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ~ | American white pelican habitat; Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Bald Eagle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Barn Owl Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Barn Owl Tyto alba | ~ | Endangered species; Barn owl habitat | ~ | Birds |
| Bent Spike-rush Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bent Spike-rush Eleocharis geniculata | ~ | Endangered species; Bent spike-rush habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Blanding's Turtle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Bobolink Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ~ | Threatened species; Bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Development — bobolink, eastern meadowlark | ~ | Birds |
| Butternut Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Butternut Juglans cinerea | ~ | Endangered species; Butternut; | ~ | Plants |
| Canada Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Chimney Swift Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica | ~ | Threatened species; Built Structures – Chimney Swift | ~ | Birds |
| Common Five-lined Skink (Carolinian population) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Common Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus | ~ | Endangered species; Common five-lined skink (Carolinian population) habitat | ~ | Reptiles |
| Common Nighthawk Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Eastern Foxsnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Foxsnake Pantherophis gloydi | ~ | Endangered species; Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) habitat; Eastern Foxsnake (Georgian Bay population) habitat | ~ | Reptiles |
| Eastern Hog-nose snake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Hog-nose snake Heterodon platirhinos | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Eastern Pondmussel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Pondmussel Ligumia nasuta | ~ | Endangered species; Aquatic species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Eastern prairie fringed-orchid Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern prairie fringed-orchid Platanthera leucophaea | ~ | Endangered species; Eastern prairie fringed-orchid habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Eastern Whip-poor-will Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Engelmann's quillwort Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Engelmann's quillwort Isoëtes engelmannii | ~ | Endangered species; Engelmann’s quillwort habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Fawnsfoot Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Fawnsfoot Truncilla donaciformis | ~ | Endangered species; Aquatic species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Few-flowered club rush Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Few-flowered club rush Trichophorum planifolium | ~ | Endangered species; Few-flowered club-rush habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Gray Ratsnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Gray Ratsnake Pantherophis spiloides | ~ | Endangered species; Gray ratsnake (Carolinian population) habitat; Gray ratsnake (Frontenac Axis population) habitat | ~ | Reptiles |
| Horned Grebe Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Jefferson salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Jefferson salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum | ~ | Threatened species; Jefferson salamander habitat | ~ | Amphibians |
| Lake Sturgeon Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens | ~ | Threatened species; Fishing — incidental catch; Aquatic species; Hydro-electric generating stations | ~ | Fishes |
| Loggershead Shrike Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Monarch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Monarch Danaus plexippus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Insects |
| Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Cicindela patruela | ~ | Endangered species; Northern barrens tiger beetle habitat | ~ | Insects |
| Ogden's Pondweed Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Ogden's Pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii | ~ | Endangered species; Ogden’s pondweed habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Pale-bellied Frost Lichen Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pale-bellied Frost Lichen Physconia subpallida | ~ | Endangered species; Pale-bellied frost lichen habitat | ~ | Lichens |
| Peregrine falcon Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus | ~ | Threatened species; Peregrine falcon habitat | ~ | Birds |
| Piping Plover Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Piping Plover Charadrius melodus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Polar Bear Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Polar Bear Ursus maritimus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Mammals |
| Rapids Clubtail Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Rapids Clubtail Gomphus quadricolor | ~ | Endangered species; Rapids clubtail habitat | ~ | Insects |
| Red Knot rufa subspecies Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Red Knot rufa subspecies Calidris canutus rufa | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Red Mulberry Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Red Mulberry Morus rubra | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Redside Dace Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus | ~ | Endangered species; Redside dace habitat; Development and infrastructure — redside dace, Fishing — incidental catch | ~ | Fishes |
| Snapping Turtle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Virginia Mallow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Virginia Mallow Sida hermaphrodita | ~ | Endangered species; Virginia mallow habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Western Silvery Aster Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Western Silvery Aster Symphyotrichum sericeum | ~ | Endangered species; Western silvery aster habitat | ~ | Plants |
| Wood Turtle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta | ~ | Endangered species; Wood turtle habitat | ~ | Reptiles |
| Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou | ~ | Threatened species; Woodland caribou (forest-dwelling boreal population) — cast antlers; Forest operations in Crown forests | ~ | Mammals |
| Acadian Flycatcher Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Amphibians |
| American Burying Beetle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Insects |
| American Chestnut Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Chestnut Castanea dentata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| American Columbo Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Columbo Frasera caroliniensis | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| American Ginseng Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Ginseng Panax quinquefolius | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| American Hart's-tongue Fern Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Hart's-tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| American Water-willow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American Water-willow Justicia americana | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Aweme Borer Moth Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Aweme Borer Moth Papaipema aweme | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Barn Swallow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Beluga Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Beluga Delphinapterus leucas | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Mammals |
| Bird's-foot Violet Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bird's-foot Violet Viola pedata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Black Redhorse Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Black Tern Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Black Tern Chlidonias niger | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Blackstripe Topminnow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Northern Cricket Frog) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blanchard's Cricket Frog (Northern Cricket Frog) Acris crepitanis | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Blue Ash Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blue Ash Fraxinus quadrangulata | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Blue Racer Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blue Racer Coluber constrictor foxii | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Bluehearts Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bluehearts Buchnera americana | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Blunt-lobed Woodsia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Blunt-lobed Woodsia Woodsia obtusa | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Bogbean Buckmoth Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bogbean Buckmoth Hemileuca sp. | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Branched Bartonia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Branched Bartonia Bartonia paniculata | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Bridle Shiner Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Bridle Shiner Notropis bifrenatus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Broad Beech Fern Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Broad Beech Fern Phegopteris hexagonoptera | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Butler's Gartersnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Butler's Gartersnake Thamnophis butleri | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Cerulean Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Channel Darter Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Channel Darter Percina copelandi | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Cherry Birch Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Cherry Birch Betula lenta | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Climbing Prairie Rose Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Climbing Prairie Rose Rosa setigera | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Colicroot Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Colicroot Aletris farinosa | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Common Hoptree Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Common Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Crooked-stem Aster Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Crooked-stem Aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Cucumber Tree Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Cutlip Minnow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Deerberry Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Vascular Plants |
| Dense Blazing Star Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Drooping Trillium Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Drooping Trillium Trillium flexipes | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Dwarf Hackberry Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Dwarf Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Dwarf Lake Iris Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Dwarf Lake Iris Iris lacustris | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Eastern Flowering Dogwood Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Eastern Meadowlark Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Eastern Mole Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Mammals |
| Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Musk Turtle (Stinkpot) Sternotherus odoratus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Eastern Persius Duskywing Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius persius | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Insects |
| Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusa | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Eastern Ribbonsnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Ribbonsnake Thamnophis sauritus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Eastern Sand Darter Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Fishes |
| Eastern Tiger Salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Eastern Wolf Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eastern Wolf Canis lupus lycaon | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Mammals |
| Eskimo Curlew Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Birds |
| False Hop Sedge Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | False Hop Sedge Carex lupuliformis | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| False Rue-anemone Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | False Rue-anemone Enemion biternatum | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Flooded Jellyskin Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Flooded Jellyskin Leptogium rivulare | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Lichens |
| Forked Three-awned Grass Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Forked Three-awned Grass Aristida basiramea | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Four-leaved Milkweed Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Four-leaved Milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Fowler's Toad Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Fowler's Toad Anaxyrus fowleri | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Frosted Elfin Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Insects |
| Gattinger's Agalinis Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Gattinger's Agalinis Agalinis gattingeri | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Golden Eagle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Goldenseal Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Golden-winged Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Grass Pickerel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Grass Pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Gravel Chub Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Gravel Chub Erimystax x-punctata | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Fishes |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Greater Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus cupido | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Birds |
| Green Dragon Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Green Dragon Arisaema dracontium | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Grey Fox Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Mammals |
| Heart-leaved Plantain Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Heart-leaved Plantain Plantago cordata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Henslow’s Sparrow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Henslow’s Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Hickorynut Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hickorynut Obovaria olivaria | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Hill's Pondweed Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hill's Pondweed Potamogeton hillii | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Hill's Thistle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hill's Thistle Cirsium hillii | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Hine's Emerald Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hine's Emerald Somatochlora hineana | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Hoary Mountain-mint Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hoary Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum incanum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Hooded Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hooded Warbler Wilsonia citrina | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Horsetail Spike-rush Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Horsetail Spike-rush Eleocharis equisetoides | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Houghton's Goldenrod Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Houghton's Goldenrod Solidago houghtonii | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle Brychius hungerfordi | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Illinois Tick-trefoil Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Illinois Tick-trefoil Desmodium illinoense | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Plants |
| Incurved Grizzled Moss Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Incurved Grizzled Moss Ptychomitrium incurvum | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Plants |
| Juniper Sedge Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Juniper Sedge Carex juniperorum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Karner Blue Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Karner Blue Lycaeides Melissa Samuelis | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Insects |
| Kentucky Coffee-tree Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Kentucky Coffee-tree Gymnocladus dioicus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Kidneyshell Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus fasciolaris | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| King Rail Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | King Rail Rallus elegans | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Kirtland’s Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Kirtland’s Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Lake Chubsucker Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Lake Erie Watersnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Lake Erie Watersnake Nerodia sipedon insularum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Lakeside Daisy Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Lakeside Daisy Tetraneuris herbacea | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Large Whorled Pogonia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Large Whorled Pogonia Isotria verticillata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Laura’s Clubtail Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Laura’s Clubtail Stylurus laurae | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Least Bittern Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Birds |
| Little Brown Bat Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Little Brown Bat Myotis lucifugus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Mammals |
| Louisiana Waterthrush Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Mapleleaf Mussel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Mapleleaf Mussel Quadrula quadrula | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Massasauga Rattlesnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Milksnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Mountain Lion (Cougar) Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Mountain Lion (Cougar) Puma concolor | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Mammals |
| Nodding Pogonia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Nodding Pogonia Triphora trianthophora | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Northern Bobwhite Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Northern Brook Lamprey Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Northern Dusky Salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Northern Long-eared Bat Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Mammals |
| Northern Madtom Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Madtom Noturus stigmosus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Fishes |
| Northern Map Turtle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Northern Riffleshell Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Paddlefish Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Paddlefish Polyodon spathula | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Fishes |
| Pink Milkwort Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pink Milkwort Polygala incarnata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Pitcher's Thistle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pitcher's Thistle Cirsium pitcheri | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Prothonotary Warbler Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Pugnose Minnow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Pugnose Shiner Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pugnose Shiner Notropis anogenus | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Fishes |
| Purple Twayblade Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Purple Twayblade Liparis liliifolia | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Pygmy Pocket Moss Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pygmy Pocket Moss Fissidens exilis | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Pygmy Snaketail Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Pygmy Snaketail Ophiogomphus howei | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Queensnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Queensnake Regina septemvittata | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Rainbow Mussel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Rainbow Mussel Villosa iris | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Rayed Bean Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Rayed Bean Villosa fabalis | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Red-headed Woodpecker Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Riddell's Goldenrod Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Riddell's Goldenrod Solidago riddellii | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| River Redhorse Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Round Hickorynut Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Round Hickorynut Obovaria subrotunda | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Round Pigtoe Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Round Pigtoe Pleurobema sintoxia | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Round-leaved Greenbrier Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Round-leaved Greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Bombus affinis | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Insects |
| Salamander Mussel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Scarlet Ammannia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Scarlet Ammannia Ammannia robusta | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Short-eared Owl Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Shortjaw Cisco Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Shortjaw Cisco Coregonus zenithicus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Shortnose Cisco Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Shortnose Cisco Coregonus reighardi | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Fishes |
| Showy Goldenrod Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa | ~ | Threatened species (Boreal population); Endangered species (Great Lakes Plains population) | ~ | Plants |
| Shumard Oak Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Silver Chub Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Silver Lamprey Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis | ~ | Special concern species (Great Lakes — Upper St. Lawrence River Population) | ~ | Fishes |
| Silver Shiner Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Skinner's Agalinis Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Skinner's Agalinis Agalinis skinneriana | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Slender Bush-clover Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Slender Bush-clover Lespedeza virginica | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Small White Lady's-slipper Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Small White Lady's-slipper Cypripedium candidum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Small Whorled Pogonia Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Small Whorled Pogonia Isotria medeoloides | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Small-flowered Lipocarpha Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Small-flowered Lipocarpha Lipocarpha micrantha | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Small-mouthed Salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Small-mouthed Salamander Ambystoma texanum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Snuffbox Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Molluscs |
| Spiny Softshell Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera spinifera | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Spoon-leaved Moss Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spoon-leaved Moss Bryoandersonia illecebra | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Spotted Gar Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Fishes |
| Spotted Sucker Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Spotted Turtle Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Spotted Wintergreen Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Spring Blue-eyed Mary Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spring Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia verna | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Plants |
| Spring Salamander Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Spring Salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Amphibians |
| Swamp Rose-mallow Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Swamp Rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Timber Ratlesnake Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Timber Ratlesnake Crotalus horridus | ~ | Extirpated species | ~ | Reptiles |
| Toothcup Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Toothcup Rotala ramosior | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Tuberous Indian-plantain Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Tuberous Indian-plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Plants |
| Upper Great Lakes Kiyi Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Upper Great Lakes Kiyi Coregonus kiyi kiyi | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Virginia Goat's-rue Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Virginia Goat's-rue Tephrosia virginiana | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Warmouth Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Warmouth Lepomis gulosus | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Fishes |
| Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Molluscs |
| West Virginia White Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | West Virginia White Pieris virginiensis | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Insects |
| White Prairie Gentian Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | White Prairie Gentian Gentiana alba | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| White Wood Aster Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | White Wood Aster Eurybia divaricata | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Wild Hyacinth Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Wild Hyacinth Camassia scilloides | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Willowleaf Aster Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Willowleaf Aster Symphyotrichum praealtum | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Plants |
| Wolverine Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Wolverine Gulo gulo | ~ | Threatened species | ~ | Mammals |
| Woodland Vole Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Mammals |
| Wood-poppy Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Wood-poppy Stylophorum diphyllum | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Plants |
| Yellow Rail Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis | ~ | Special concern species | ~ | Birds |
| Yellow-breasted Chat Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens | ~ | Endangered species | ~ | Birds |
| Endangered Species Act Permit Process - Understanding the Activity Review and Overall Benefit Permitting Process Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Inventory and monitoring; Other | ~ |
| Endangered Species Act Submission Standards for Activity Review and 17 (2)(c) Overall Benefit Permits Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Inventory and monitoring; Other | ~ |
| The facts about bat rabies Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Education; Mining; Services to Buildings and Dwellings; Other | Protection of health or safety, etc. | Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Education and outreach - manuals, training, signage, etc. | Mammals |
| Information Gathering Form for activities that may affect species or habitat protected under the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | ~ | Environmental stewardship; Exterminating and Pest Control Services | ~ |
| Butternut Assessment Guidelines - Assessment of Butternut Tree Health for the Purposes of the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Butternut Juglans cinerea | ~ | Butternut | Tree planting; Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production; Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Plant grafting; Plant propagation; Tansplanting and translocation; Other | Plants |
| Endangered Species Act Permit Pre-Assessment Checklist Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Inventory and monitoring; Other | ~ |
| Southern Ontario Tree Seed Zone Atlas Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | Butternut | Tree planting; Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production; Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Plant grafting; Plant propagation; Tansplanting and translocation; Other | Plants |
| Avoidance Alternatives Form for activities that may require an overall benefit permit under clause 17 (2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | ~ | Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects | ~ |
| Application for an overall benefit permit under clause 17(2)(c) of the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | ~ | Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Other | ~ |
| Protecting Species at Risk Habitat Under the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | American badger; American white pelican; Barn owl; Bent spike-rush; Common five-lined skink; Eastern flowering dogwood; Eastern Foxsnake; Eastern prairie fringed-orchid; Engelmann’s quillwort; Few-flowered club-rush habitat; Gray ratsnake; Jefferson salamander; Northern barrens tiger beetle; Ogden’s pondweed; Pale-bellied frost lichen; Peregrine falcon; Rapids clubtail; Redside dace; Virginia mallow; Western silvery aster; Wood turtle Taxidea taxus; Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Tyto alba; Eleocharis geniculata; Plestiodon fasciatus; Cornus florida [PDF fact sheet]; Pantherophis gloydi; Platanthera leucophaea; Isoetes engelmannii; Trichophorum planifolium; Pantherophis spiloides; Ambystoma jeffersonianum; Cicindela patruela; Potamogeton ogdenii; Physconia subpallida; Falco peregrinus; Gomphus quadricolor; Clinostomus elongates; Sida hermaphrodita; Symphyotrichum sericeum; Glyptemys insculpta | ~ | American badger habitat; American white pelican habitat; Barn owl habitat; Bent spike-rush habitat; Common five-lined skink (Carolinian population) habitat; Eastern flowering dogwood habitat; Eastern Foxsnake (Carolinian population) habitat; Eastern Foxsnake (Georgian Bay population) habitat; Eastern prairie fringed-orchid habitat; Engelmann’s quillwort habitat; Few-flowered club-rush habitat; Gray ratsnake (Carolinian population) habitat; Gray ratsnake (Frontenac Axis population) habitat; Jefferson salamander habitat; Northern barrens tiger beetle habitat; Ogden’s pondweed habitat; Pale-bellied frost lichen habitat; Peregrine falcon habitat; Rapids clubtail habitat; Redside dace habitat; Virginia mallow habitat; Western silvery aster habitat; Wood turtle habitat | ~ | ~ |
| Categorizing and Protecting Habitat under the Endangered Species Act Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Inventory and monitoring; Other | ~ |
| Species At Risk Farm Incentrive Program - An Environmental Cost-Share Funding Opportunity for Farmers 2012-2013 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Canada, Ontario Farm Environmental Coalition, Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association | Bobolink; Eastern Meadowlark Dolichonyx Oryzixorous; Sturnella magna | Agriculture; Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit) | ~ | Animal production; Crop production; Education and outreach - manuals, training, signage, etc.; Environmental stewardship; Habitat restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, creation and management (including artificial habitat structure creation/installation) | ~ |
| Bats: enjoy them from a distance Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Education; Mining; Services to Buildings and Dwellings; Other | Protection of health or safety, etc. | Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Education and outreach - manuals, training, signage, etc. | Mammals |
| A synthesis of operational mitigation studies to reduce bat fatalities at wind energy facilities in North America Arnett, E. B., G. D. Johnson, W. P. Erickson, and C. D. Hein | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Electric Power Generation | Wind facilities | Electric Power Generation (Wind); Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects | Mammals |
| Things you can do to promote bat conservation Bat Conservation International | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit) | ~ | Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Education and outreach - manuals, training, signage, etc.; Environmental stewardship; Habitat restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, creation and management (including artificial habitat structure creation/installation); Inventory and monitoring; Mining - exploration, extraction, rehabilitation, decommissioning; Vegetation management - clearing, tree removal, pruning, stripping, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, fertilizer, prescribed burns | Mammals |
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) Monitoring Protocol Bird Studies Canada | Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica | Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit) | Chimney swift | Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement. | Birds |
| Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction Greater Golden Horseshoe Area Conservation Authorities, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment Canada, and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Drainage & Stormwater Management; Water Supply and Irrigation Systems; Sewage Treatment Facilities; Development (Residential); Development (Non-residential); Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing); Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | Transition — development and infrastructure; Development and infrastructure — redside dace; Newly-listed and transition species – development; Aquatic Species; Drainage works | Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Ditch creation and management; Drainage works; Land Use planning; Landscaping Services; Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction; Sediment and erosion control, bank stabilization; Sewage or Waste Treatment and Disposal; Species exclusion - fencing, cofferdams, etc.; Stormwater management; Transportation (Other) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Transportation (Rail) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; Water level modification - dams/coffer-dams, flooding, de-watering, diversions, draw-downs, water flow control, etc.; Water Supply and Irrigation works | Fishes; Molluscs |
| Adaptive management of stream corridors in Ontario Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Watershed Science Centre | ~ ~ | Drainage & Stormwater Management; Development (Residential); Development (Non-residential); Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing); Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | ~ | Land Use planning | Fishes; Molluscs |
| Protocol for the detection and relocation of freshwater mussel species at risk in Ontario-Great Lakes Area (OGLA) Mackie, G., T. J., Morris, and D. Ming | ~ ~ | Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing); Development (Non-residential); Emergency Services; Marinas | Aquatic species; Newly-listed and transition species - development; Threats to health and safety, not imminent; | Inventory and monitoring; Species transplantation or translocation; Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Drainage works; Dredging; Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution; Emergency and Other Relief Services; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Water level modification - dams/coffer-dams, flooding, de-watering, diversions, draw-downs, water flow control, etc. | Molluscs |
| Reptile and Amphibian Exclusion Fencing: Best Practices Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Aggregates; Forestry; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Development (Residential); Development (Non-residential); Transportation (Other); Transportation (Rail); Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing) | Newly-listed and transition species – development; Threats to health and safety, not imminent; Pits and quarries; Forest operations in Crown forests | Aggregate resource extraction - clearing, blasting, hauling, excavating, water taking; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Forest management - harvest, tending, renewal; Mining - exploration, extraction, rehabilitation, decommissioning; Oil and Gas - exploration, extraction, production, distribution; Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction; Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction; Species exclusion - fencing, cofferdams, etc.; Transportation (Other) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Transportation (Rail) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; Well decommissioning | Amphibians; Reptiles |
| Ontario Species at Risk Handling Manual: For Endangered Species Act Authorization Holders Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | Protection of health or safety, etc.; Protection of property; Fishing — incidental catch; Trapping — incidental catch; Veterinarians; Rehabilitation or care — wildlife custodians; Rehabilitation or care — transfer to Ministry employees; Zoos; Falconry; Transition — pits and quarries; Forest operations in Crown forests; Transition — development and infrastructure; Barn swallow; Bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Chimney swift; Drainage works; Early exploration mining; Ecosystem protection; Hydro-electric generating stations; Newly-listed and transition species — development; Pits and quarries; Possession for educational purposes, etc.; Safe harbour habitat; Species protection, recovery activities; Threats to health and safety, not imminent; Trapping — incidental catch; Wind facilities | Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Tansplanting and translocation | Amphibians; Reptiles; Birds |
| Ontario Species at Risk Quick Reference Guide Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | Amphibians; Reptiles; Vascular Plants; Birds; Fish; Molluscs |
| Bats and bat habitats: guidelines for wind power projects Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Electric Power Generation | Transition — development and infrastructure; Wind facilities | Electric Power Generation (Wind); Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects | Mammals |
| Bats in buildings: a guide to safe and humane exclusions Bat Conservation International | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | ~ | Protection of health or safety, etc.; Protection of property | Species exclusion - fencing, cofferdams, etc.; Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Exterminating and Pest Control Services | Mammals |
| Advisory Practice Bulletin. White-Nose Syndrome Association of Professional Biology | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | ~ | ~ | Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Mining - exploration, extraction, rehabilitation, decommissioning; Scientific research and development; Species handling, collection, capture, possession or release; Tourism and recreation; Other | Mammals |
| Agency Guide to Cave and Mine Gates Fant, J. H. Kennedy, R. Powers and W. Elliot | Northern Myotis (Bat); Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugu; Myotis septentrionalis | Mining; Tourism, Culture and Recreation | ~ | Mining - exploration, extraction, rehabilitation, decommissioning | Mammals |
| Planting the Seed: A Guide to Establishing Prairie and Meadow Communities in Southern Ontario Delaney, K., L. Roger, P. A. Woodliffe, G. Rhynard, and P. Morris (Environment Canada) | Bobolink; Eastern Meadowlark Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Sturnella magna | Aggregates; Agriculture; Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit); Electric Power Generation; Development (Residential); Development (Non-residential); Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal) | Bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Development — bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Safe harbour habitat; Species protection, recovery activities; Ecosystem protection | Ecosystem maintenance, enhancement, restoration, or modification; Environmental stewardship; Habitat restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, creation and management (including artificial habitat structure creation/installation); Invasive species control - manual or mechanical plant removal, insecticide, herbicide, piscicide, fungus, etc.; Inventory and monitoring; Landscaping Services; Plant propagation; Vegetation management - clearing, tree removal, pruning, stripping, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, fertilizer, prescribed burns | Birds |
| Birds and Bird Habitats: Guidelines for Wind Power Projects Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Acadian Flycatcher; American White Pelican; Barn Owl; Barn Swallow; Bobolink; Cerulean Warbler; Chimney swift; Eastern Meadowlark; Eastern Whip-poor-will; Eskimo Curlew; Golden Eagle; Greater Prairie-Chicken; Henslow’s Sparrow; King Rail; Kirtland’s Warbler; Least Bittern; Loggerhead Shrike; Northern Bobwhite; Piping Plover; Prothonotary Warbler; Red Knot rufa subspecies; Yellow-breasted Chat Empidonax virescens; Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Tyto alba; Hirundo rustica; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Setophaga cerulean; Chaetura pelagica; Sturnella magna; Caprimulgus vociferous; Numenius borealis; Aquila chrysaetos; Tympanuchus cupido; Ammodramus henslowii; Rallus elegans; Setophaga kirtlandii; Ixobrychus exilis; Lanius ludovicianus; Colinus virginianus; Charadrius melodus; Protonotaria citrea; Calidris canutus rufa; Icteria virens | Electric Power Generation | Transition — development and infrastructure; Wind facilities | Electric Power Generation (Wind); Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects | Birds |
| Environmental Guide for Erosion and Sediment Control during Construction of Highway Projects Ontario Ministry of Transportation | ~ ~ | Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing) | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Ditch creation and management; Habitat restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, creation and management (including artificial habitat structure creation/installation); Sediment and erosion control, bank stabilization; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Water level modification - dams/coffer-dams, flooding, de-watering, diversions, draw-downs, water flow control, etc. | Fish; Molluscs |
| (DRAFT) Guidance for Development Activities in Redside Dace Protected Habitat Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus | Development (Residential); Development (Non-residential) | Development and infrastructure — redside dace | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Building/house construction, repair, maintenance, renovation, removal, or replacement; Ditch creation and management; Drainage works; Habitat restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement, creation and management (including artificial habitat structure creation/installation); Inventory and monitoring; Land Use planning; Sediment and erosion control, bank stabilization; Sewage or Waste Treatment and Disposal; Stormwater management; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning; Vegetation management - clearing, tree removal, pruning, stripping, insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, fertilizer, prescribed burns; Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction; Water level modification - dams/coffer-dams, flooding, de-watering, diversions, draw-downs, water flow control, etc. | Fish |
| Best management practices guide for Channel Darter and waterpower operation and development in Ontario Natural Resource Solutions Inc. (Ontario Waterpower Association) | Channel Dater Percina copelandi | Electric Power Generation | Hydro-electric generating stations; Aquatic species | Electric Power Generation (Hydro) | Fish |
| Best management practices: Guide for American Eel and waterpower in Ontario Genivar Ontario Inc. (Ontario Waterpower Association) | American Eel Anguilla rostrata | Electric Power Generation | Hydro-electric generating stations; Aquatic species | Electric Power Generation (Hydro) | Fish |
| A Guide to Road Ecology in Ontario Ontario Road Ecology Group (Toronto Zoo) | ~ ~ | Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit); Transportation (Roads & Water Crossing) | ~ | Assessment of adverse effects to species at risk and their habitat; Avoidance and mitigation of adverse effects; Bridge and culvert construction, repair, maintenance and replacement; Transportation (Roads and Water Crossings) development, maintenance or decommissioning | Amphibians; Reptiles; Mammals; Birds |
| Provincial List of Authorized Wildlife Custodians (Rehabilitators) in Ontario Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | ~ ~ | Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal); Environmental Stewardship (e.g. non-profit) | ~ | Protection of health or safety, etc.; Protection of property; Fishing — incidental catch; Trapping — incidental catch; Veterinarians; Rehabilitation or care — wildlife custodians; Rehabilitation or care — transfer to Ministry employees; Zoos; Falconry; Transition — pits and quarries; Forest operations in Crown forests; Transition — development and infrastructure; Barn swallow; Bobolink, eastern meadowlark; Chimney swift; Drainage works; Early exploration mining; Ecosystem protection; Hydro-electric generating stations; Newly-listed and transition species — development; Pits and quarries; Possession for educational purposes, etc.; Safe harbour habitat; Species protection, recovery activities; Threats to health and safety, not imminent; Trapping — incidental catch; Wind facilities | Amphibians; Reptiles; Vascular Plants; Lichens; Bryophytes (including Mosses); Mammals; Birds; Fish; Insects; Molluscs; Fungi |
| Best Management Practices for Mineral Exploration and Development Activities and Woodland Caribou in Ontario Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou | Mining; Development (Non-residential); Development (Residential) | ~ | Caribou range assessment and reporting; Mining - exploration, extraction, rehabilitation, decommissioning. | Mammals |
| Best Management Practices for Tourism Activities and Woodland Caribou in Ontario Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou | Tourism, Culture and Recreation | ~ | Caribou range assessment and reporting; Education and outreach - manuals, training, signage, etc.; Tourism and recreation | Mammals |
| Best Management Practices for Renewable Energy, Energy Infrastruscture and Energy Transmission Activities and Woodland Caribou in Ontario Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources | Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou | Electric Power Generation; Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution; | ~ | Caribou range assessment and reporting; Electric Power Generation (Fossil Fuel); Electric Power Generation (Hydro); Electric Power Generation (Nuclear); Electric Power Generation (Solar); Electric Power Generation (Wind); Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution | Mammals |