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Species at Risk

Did you know that in New Brunswick, some of our plants and animals are in danger of disappearing and that we have species at risk right here in the Chaleur Region?

A monarch butterfly with its wings open on a pink milkweed flower

Species at risk in the Chaleur Region

Maritime Ringlet

Caraquet regional populations are documented in the 2009 report Satyre fauve des Maritimes (Comité d'intervention de la Baie de Caraquet). The Maritime Ringlet Recovery Plan is published by the Province of New Brunswick.

Eastern Wood Turtle

Some facts: Nature Conservancy of Canada (opens in a new tab)

Bicknell's Thrush

Some facts: Hinterland Who's Who (opens in a new tab)

Chimney Swift

Volunteer population monitoring program "A Swift Night Out": chimneyswifts.org (opens in a new tab)

Rusty Blackbird

Some facts: Boreal Songbird Initiative (opens in a new tab)

Bathurst Aster

Some facts: New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (opens in a new tab)

Striped Bass

Some facts: Fisheries and Oceans Canada (opens in a new tab)

Visit the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (opens in a new tab) for a full listing.

Legislation and monitoring

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Provincial Species at Risk Act (opens in a new tab)

Canada's species at risk

Global species at risk assessment

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Red List (opens in a new tab)

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Citizens are encouraged to bring issues of concern to be placed on our new business for discussion and our assistance.