To find out if species at risk and their habitat are known to be at your location, consult the following information sources:
- Biodiversity Explorer – available through the Natural Heritage Information Centre
- Land Information Ontario
- Local MNR office
- Local municipality
- Species at Risk in Ontario List (Ontario Regulation 230/08)
- Species at risk habitat regulations under the ESA (Ontario Regulation 242/08)
- Species-specific guidance or policy direction available on MNR’s species at risk website or through the local MNR office
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas
- Local conservation authorities
- Ontario species at risk recovery strategies
- Species at risk status reports and other federal species at risk information
- Other information sources, such as:
- species experts
- species at risk surveys
- environmental impact or screening reports
- scientific literature
