Priority Species for Species at Risk

This dataset displays the Canadian geographic ranges of the priority species identified under the Pan-Canadian Approach for Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada (“Pan-Canadian Approach”). These species include Barren-ground Caribou (including the Dolphin and Union population); Greater Sage-grouse; Peary Caribou; Wood Bison; Caribou, Boreal population (“Boreal Caribou”); and Woodland Caribou, Southern Mountain population (“Southern Mountain Caribou”). The priority species were chosen following a number of criteria and considerations in collaboration with federal, provincial, and territorial partners. These include, but were not limited to, the species' ecological role on a regional or national scale, their conservation status and achievability of conservation outcomes, their social and cultural value (particularly to Indigenous peoples), and the leadership/partnership opportunities that they present. Delivering conservation outcomes for targeted priority species can have significant co-benefits for other species at risk, and wildlife in general. For more information on the Pan-Canadian Approach and the priority species, see https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk/pan-canadian-approach.html.

This dataset includes: 1) the range for the Boreal Caribou (see https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/consultations/2253 ); 2) the local populations for the Southern Mountain Caribou (see https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/consultations/1309 ); 3) the range for the Greater Sage-grouse (see https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/consultations/1458 ); 4) local populations for the Peary Caribou (see https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/consultations/3657 ); 5) range for the Barren-ground Caribou (see https://www.maps.geomatics.gov.nt.ca/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=NWT_SHV English only); 6) range for the Barren-ground Caribou, Dolphin and Union population (https://www.maps.geomatics.gov.nt.ca/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=NWT_SHV English only); 7) range for the Wood Bison (see https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/consultations/2914 ).

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Date ( RI_366 )
2021-08-09
Date ( RI_367 )
2022-08-09
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service
Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
Status
onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • Priority Species
  • Distribution
  • Biological diversity
  • Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)
  • Pan-Canadian Approach
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( Theme )
  • Nature conservation
Program (PAA) Portée du programme (PAA) ( Theme )
  • 1.1.1. Biodiversity Policy and Priorities
Business Functions Fonctions de l'entreprise ( Theme )
  • Protect Species Well-Being
  • Plans and Reports for Species
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
licenseUnrestricted; licenceSansRestriction RI_610
Use constraints
licenseUnrestricted; licenceSansRestriction RI_610
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng; fre
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
Begin date
2021-08-09
End date
2021-08-09
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution format
  • ZIP ( 1 )

Distributor

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service - (Public inquiries)
Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
https://ec.gc.ca
Fees
None
OnLine resource
Priority species ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Priority species ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

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Priority species ( HTTPS )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Priority species ( HTTPS )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Priority species ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Priority species ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Priority species ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Priority species ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
Priority species data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;XLSX;eng

OnLine resource
Priority species data dictionary ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;XLSX;fra

OnLine resource
Priority species database ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;fra

OnLine resource
Priority species database ( HTTPS )

Dataset;FGDB/GDB;eng

File identifier
c3d1771f-fa10-4a09-ba6e-dece0ceb5f37 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-04-25T15:10:23
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service
Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
 
 

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Priority Species

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Keywords

Business Functions
Plans and Reports for Species Protect Species Well-Being
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Nature conservation
Program (PAA)
1.1.1. Biodiversity Policy and Priorities

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