Government Response Statements

Within nine months of completing a recovery strategy (for Endangered or Threatened species) or management plan (for species of Special Concern), the Ministry of Natural Resources must publish a government response statement.

This document outlines the government’s goal for the recovery of the species and summarizes the prioritized actions the government intends to take or support in response to the associated recovery strategy or management plan. It is based on advice provided in the recovery strategy, social and economic factors, and input from stakeholders, other jurisdictions, Aboriginal communities and members of the public.

The ministry must review the progress made toward protecting and recovering a species within five years of the publication of a government response statement.

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Newly initiated government response statments

Common Name Scientific Name Status Species Group Comment Deadline Survey
Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Threatened Birds July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna Threatened Birds July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Butternut Juglans cinerea Endangered Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Common Hoptree Ptelea trifoliata Threatened Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Cutlip Minnow Exoglossum maxillingua Threatened Fish and Mussels July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Dwarf Hackberry Celtis tenuifolia Threatened Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Eastern Sand Darter Ammocrypta pellucida Endangered Fish and Mussels July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Hill's Thistle Cirsium hillii Threatened Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Lakeside Daisy Tetraneuris herbacea Threatened Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Endangered Birds July 2, 2013 Survey closed
Pitcher's Thistle Cirsium pitcheri Threatened Plants and Lichens July 2, 2013 Survey closed

Current draft government response statments

Common Name Scientific Name Status Species Group Environmental Registry No. Comment Deadline Government Response Statement
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus Endangered Amphibians 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Northern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus fuscusEndangeredAmphibians 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
American Water-willow Justicia americana Threatened Plants and Lichens 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Cherry Birch Betula lenta Endangered Plants and Lichens 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus Opuntia humifusaEndangeredPlants and Lichens011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Hine's Emerald Somatochlora hineana Endangered Insects 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Hungerford's Crawling Water Beetle Brychius hungerfordi Endangered Insects 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Nodding Pogonia Triphora trianthophora Endangered Plants and Lichens011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Pygmy Snaketail Ophiogomphus howei Endangered Insects 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Red Mulberry Morus rubra Endangered Plants and Lichens011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft
Wild Hyacinth Camassia scilloides Threatened Plants and Lichens 011-7846 29-Aug-13 Draft

Final government response statements

Common Name Scientific Name Status Species Group Date Finalized Government Response Statement
American Badger Taxidea taxus Endangered Mammals November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
American Chestnut Castanea dentata Endangered Plants and Lichens May 31, 2013 (PDF) Final (pdf)
American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Threatened Birds November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Barn Owl Tyto alba Endangered Birds November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Bent Spike-rush Eleocharis geniculata Endangered Plants and Lichens June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Bogbean Buckmoth Hemileuca sp. Endangered Insects September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Common Five-lined Skink Plestiodon fasciatus Endangered Snakes and Lizards June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Cucumber Tree Magnolia acuminata Endangered Plants and Lichens June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum Threatened Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Drooping Trillium Trillium flexipes Endangered Plants and Lichens May 31, 2013 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Eastern Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Eastern Foxsnake Pantherophis gloydi Endangered Snakes and Lizards June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake Heterodon platirhinos Threatened Snakes and Lizards September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid Platanthera leucophaea Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Engelmann’s Quillwort Isoetes engelmannii Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Few-flowered Club-rush Trichophorum planifolium Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Forked Three-awned Grass Aristida basiramea Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Four-leaved Milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia Endangered Plants and Lichens September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Fowler’s Toad Anaxyrus fowleri Endangered Amphibians November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Gray Ratsnake Pantherophis spiloides Endangered and Threatened Snakes and Lizards June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Heart-leaved Plantain Plantago cordata Endangered Plants and Lichens May 31, 2013 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Hoary Mountain-mint Pycnanthemum incanum Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Horsetail Spike-rush Eleocharis equisetoides Endangered Plants and Lichens September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Jefferson Salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum Endangered Amphibians November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta Threatened Fish and Mussels May 31, 2013 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Large Whorled Pogonia Isotria verticillata Endangered Plants and Lichens >May 31, 2013 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Laura's Clubtail Stylurus laurae Endangered Insects September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle Cicindela patruela Endangered Insects November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Northern Riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Round Pigtoe Pleurobema sintoxia Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Mudpuppy/Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Rayed Bean Villosa fabalis Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Ogden’s Pondweed Potamogeton ogdenii Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Pale-bellied Frost Lichen Physconia subpallida Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Special Concern Birds November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Endangered Birds May 31, 2013 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Queensnake Regina septemvittata Endangered Snakes and Lizards November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Rapids Clubtail Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Endangered Insects June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus Endangered Fish and Mussels November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Round Hickorynut Obovaria subrotunda Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus fasciolaris Endangered Fish and Mussels June 15, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Rusty-patched Bumble Bee Bombus affinis Endangered Insects September 7, 2012 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Small Whorled Pogonia Isotria medeoloides Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Spotted Wintergreen Chimaphila maculata Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Virginia Mallow Sida hermaphrodita Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Wavy-rayed Lampmussel Lampsilis fasciola Threatened Fish and Mussels November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Wood Turtle Glyptemys insculpta Endangered Turtles November 18, 2010 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Wood-poppy Stylophorum diphyllum Endangered Plants and Lichens November 18, 2011 (pdf) Final (pdf)
Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population) Rangifer tarandus caribou Threatened Mammals October 13, 2009 (pdf) Final (pdf)

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