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Changes to Federal Species at Risk Act

Changes to the classification of five migratory bird species found in Alberta

In January, an RMA member bulletin advertised the 45-day comment period for interested parties to comment on changes to the Species at Risk Act (SARA) for five migratory birds found in Alberta. Changes to Schedule 1 of SARA were made on May 21, 2019 and reported in the Canada Gazette on May 29, 2019. The table below shows changes to Schedule 1 for migratory birds found in Western Canada.

Legal Population Name Scientific Name Previous Status New Status Range
Species added to Schedule 1 of SARA
Black Swift Cypseloides niger None Endangered British Columbia, Alberta
Cassin’s Auklet Ptychoramphus aleuticus None Special concern British Columbia, Pacific Ocean
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus None Special concern Everywhere in Canada except Nunavut
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys None Threatened Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus None Special concern Everywhere in Canada
Species reclassified on Schedule 1 of SARA
McCown’s Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii Special Concern Threatened Alberta, Saskatchewan
Pink-footed Shearwater Ardenna creatopus Threatened Endangered British Columbia, Pacific Ocean

 

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