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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Metadata Record Information
- File Identifier
- c3d1771f-fa10-4a09-ba6e-dece0ceb5f37 XML
- Date Stamp
- 2023-12-13T14:23:02
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy Level
- Dataset
Data identification
- Title
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Priority Species for Species at Risk
- Date (Creation)
- 2021-08-09
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-08-09
- Date (Revision)
- 2023-11-21
- Status
- On going
- Metadata language
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eng; fre
- Character set
- utf8
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Spatial representation type
- Vector
Keywords
- Theme
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Priority Species
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Distribution
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Biological diversity
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Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)
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Pan-Canadian Approach
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Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
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Nature conservation
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Program (PAA)
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1.1.1. Biodiversity Policy and Priorities
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Business Functions
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Protect Species Well-Being
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Plans and Reports for Species
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- Use Limitation
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
- Access Constraints
- Unrestricted
- Use Constraints
- Unrestricted
- Begin Date
- 2021-08-09
- End Date
- 2021-08-09
Extent
))
Ref. system Reference Systems
- Reference system identifier
- http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
Distribution
Distribution Formats
- Distribution format
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- ZIP ( 1)
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