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Boreal Forest

What is at risk in my area?

Note: updated September 11, 2009.

This list is a summary of Species at Risk in the Boreal Forest region.

For the complete Species at Risk in Ontario List regulation (O. Reg. 230/08) please consult e-Laws.

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Taxonomy	Common Name	Scientific Name	OMNR Status	Range Map
Fish	Lake Sturgeon (Northwestern Ontario population)	Acipenser fulvescens	THR	range
Fish	Lake Sturgeon (Southern Hudson Bay/James Bay population)	Acipenser fulvescens	SC	range
Fish	Lake Sturgeon (Upper Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population)	Acipenser fulvescens	THR	range
Birds	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	SC	range
Birds	Whip-poor-will [PDF fact sheet]	Caprimlugus vociferus	THR
Birds	Chimney swift [PDF fact sheet]	Chaetura pelagica	THR
Reptiles	Snapping turtle [PDF fact sheet]	Chelydra serpentina	SC
Birds	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	SC	range
Birds	Common nighthawk [PDF fact sheet]	Chordeiles minor	SC
Birds	Olive-sided flycatcher [PDF fact sheet]	Contopus cooperi	SC
Birds	Yellow Rail	Coturnicops noveboracensis	SC	range
Insects	Monarch	Danaus plexippus	SC	range
Birds	Peregrine Falcon [PDF fact sheet]	Falco peregrinus	THR	range
Mammals	Wolverine	Gulo gulo	THR	range
Birds	Bald Eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	SC	range
Fish	Northern Brook Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon fossor	SC	range
Birds	Least Bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	THR	range
Birds	Loggerhead Shrike	Lanius ludovicianus	END	range
Lichens	Flooded Jellyskin	Leptogium rivulare	THR	range
Plants	Small-flowered Lipocarpha	Lipocarpha micrantha	THR	range
Birds	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	END	range
Birds	American White Pelican	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	THR	range
Birds	Horned grebe [PDF fact sheet]	Podiceps auritus	SC
Fish	Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula	EXP	range
Mammals	Mountain Lion or Cougar	Puma concolor	END	range
Mammals	Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population)	Rangifer tarandus caribou	THR	range
Fish	Aurora Trout	Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis	END	range
Birds	Golden-winged Warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	SC	range
Birds	Canada warbler [PDF fact sheet]	Wilsonia canadensis	SC

Glossary

OMNR STATUS		DEFINITION
EXP	Extirpated	A species that no longer exists in the wild in Ontario but still occurs elsewhere.
END	Endangered	A species facing imminent extinction or extirpation in Ontario which is a candidate for regulation under Ontario's ESA.
THR	Threatened	A species that is at risk of becoming endangered in Ontario if limiting factors are not reversed.
SC	Special Concern (formerly Vulnerable)	A species with characteristics that make it sensitive to human activities or natural events.