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O. Reg. 669/98: WILDLIFE SCHEDULES
under Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 41
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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
ontario REGULATION 669/98
WILDLIFE SCHEDULES
Consolidation Period: From September 15, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: 432/20.
Legislative History: 338/16, 432/20.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
1. The species listed in Schedule 1 are prescribed as furbearing mammals. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
2. The species listed in Schedule 2 are prescribed as game mammals. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
3. The species listed in Schedule 3 are prescribed as game birds. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
4. The species listed in Schedule 4 are prescribed as game reptiles. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
5. The species listed in Schedule 5 are prescribed as game amphibians. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
6. The species listed in Schedule 6 are prescribed as specially protected mammals. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
7. The species listed in Schedule 7 are prescribed as specially protected raptors. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
8. The species listed in Schedule 8 are prescribed as specially protected birds. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
9. The species listed in Schedule 9 are prescribed as specially protected reptiles. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
10. The species listed in Schedule 10 are prescribed as specially protected amphibians. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
11. The species listed in Schedule 11 are prescribed as specially protected invertebrates. O. Reg. 432/20, s. 1.
Schedule 1
FURBEARING MAMMALS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
American Badger |
Taxidea taxus |
|
Arctic Fox |
Vulpes lagopus |
|
Beaver |
Castor canadensis |
|
Bobcat |
Lynx rufus |
|
Coyote |
Canis latrans |
|
Fisher |
Pekania pennanti |
|
Gray Fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
|
Least Weasel |
Mustela nivalis |
|
Long-tailed Weasel |
Mustela frenata |
|
Lynx |
Lynx canadensis |
|
Marten |
Martes americana |
|
Mink |
Neovison vison |
|
Muskrat |
Ondatra zibethicus |
|
Opossum |
Didelphis virginiana |
|
Otter |
Lontra canadensis |
|
Polar Bear |
Ursus maritimus |
|
Raccoon |
Procyon lotor |
|
Red Fox (all colour phases) |
Vulpes vulpes |
|
Red Squirrel |
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus |
|
Short-tailed Weasel (Ermine) |
Mustela erminea |
|
Striped Skunk |
Mephitis mephitis |
|
Wolf |
Canis lupus |
|
Wolverine |
Gulo gulo |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 2
GAME MAMMALS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
American Elk (Wapiti) |
Cervus elaphus |
|
Black Bear |
Ursus americanus |
|
Cottontail |
Sylvilagus floridanus |
|
European Hare |
Lepus europaeus |
|
Fox Squirrel |
Sciurus niger |
|
Gray (Black) Squirrel |
Sciurus carolinensis |
|
Moose |
Alces alces |
|
Snowshoe (Varying) Hare |
Lepus americanus |
|
White-tailed Deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
|
Woodland Caribou |
Rangifer tarandus caribou |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 3
GAME BIRDS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax auritus |
|
Gray (Hungarian) Partridge |
Perdix perdix |
|
Northern Bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
Phasianus colchicus |
|
Rock Ptarmigan |
Lagopus muta |
|
Ruffed Grouse |
Bonasa umbellus |
|
Sharp-tailed Grouse |
Tympanuchus phasianellus |
|
Spruce Grouse |
Falcipennis canadensis |
|
Wild Turkey |
Meleagris gallopavo |
|
Willow Ptarmigan |
Lagopus lagopus |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
SCHEDULE 4
GAME REPTILES
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Snapping Turtle |
Chelydra serpentina |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 5
GAME AMPHIBIANS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Bullfrog |
Lithobates catesbeianus |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
SCHEDULE 6
SPECIALLY PROTECTED MAMMALS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Arctic Shrew |
Sorex arcticus |
|
Big Brown Bat |
Eptesicus fuscus |
|
Eastern Chipmunk |
Tamias striatus |
|
Eastern Small-footed Myotis |
Myotis leibii |
|
Hoary Bat |
Lasiurus cinereus |
|
Least Chipmunk |
Tamias minimus |
|
Least Shrew |
Cryptotis parva |
|
Little Brown Myotis |
Myotis lucifugus |
|
Masked Shrew |
Sorex cinereus |
|
Northern Flying Squirrel |
Glaucomys sabrinus |
|
Northern Myotis |
Myotis septentrionalis |
|
Northern Short-tailed Shrew |
Blarina brevicauda |
|
Pygmy Shrew |
Sorex hoyi |
|
Red Bat |
Lasiurus borealis |
|
Silver-haired Bat |
Lasionycteris noctivagans |
|
Smoky Shrew |
Sorex fumeus |
|
Southern Flying Squirrel |
Glaucomys volans |
|
Tri-colored Bat |
Perimyotis subflavus |
|
Water Shrew |
Sorex palustris |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 7
SPECIALLY PROTECTED RAPTORS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
American Kestrel |
Falco sparverius |
|
American Swallow-tailed Kite |
Elanoides forficatus |
|
Bald Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
|
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
|
Barred Owl |
Strix varia |
|
Boreal Owl |
Aegolius funereus |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
Buteo platypterus |
|
Burrowing Owl |
Athene cunicularia |
|
Cooper’s Hawk |
Accipiter cooperii |
|
Eastern Screech-Owl |
Megascops asio |
|
Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
|
Great Gray Owl |
Strix nebulosa |
|
Great Horned Owl |
Bubo virginianus |
|
Gyrfalcon |
Falco rusticolus |
|
Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
|
Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
|
Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
|
Northern Harrier |
Circus hudsonius |
|
Northern Hawk Owl |
Surnia ulula |
|
Northern Saw-whet Owl |
Aegolius acadicus |
|
Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
|
Red-shouldered Hawk |
Buteo lineatus |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
Buteo jamaicensis |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
Buteo lagopus |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
Accipiter striatus |
|
Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
|
Snowy Owl |
Bubo scandiacus |
|
Turkey Vulture |
Cathartes aura |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 8
SPECIALLY PROTECTED BIRDS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
American White Pelican |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
Ceryle alcyon |
|
Blue Jay |
Cyanocitta cristata |
|
Brewer’s Blackbird |
Euphagus cyanocephalus |
|
Canada Jay |
Perisoreus canadensis |
|
Common Raven |
Corvus corax |
|
Rusty Blackbird |
Euphagus carolinus |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 9
Specially PROTECTED REPTILES
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Blanding’s Turtle |
Emydoidea blandingii |
|
Blue Racer |
Coluber constrictor foxii |
|
Butler’s Gartersnake |
Thamnophis butleri |
|
Common Five-lined Skink |
Plestiodon fasciatus |
|
Eastern Foxsnake |
Pantherophis vulpinus |
|
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake |
Heterodon platirhinos |
|
Eastern Milksnake |
Lampropeltis triangulum |
|
Eastern Musk Turtle |
Sternotherus odoratus |
|
Gray Ratsnake |
Pantherophis spiloides |
|
Lake Erie Watersnake |
Nerodia sipedon insularum |
|
Massasauga |
Sistrurus catenatus |
|
Midland Painted Turtle |
Chrysemys picta marginata |
|
Northern Map Turtle |
Graptemys geographica |
|
Northern Watersnake |
Nerodia sipedon sipedon |
|
Queensnake |
Regina septemvittata |
|
Smooth Greensnake |
Opheodrys vernalis |
|
Spiny Softshell |
Apalone spinifera |
|
Spotted Turtle |
Clemmys guttata |
|
Western Painted Turtle |
Chrysemys picta bellii |
|
Wood Turtle |
Glyptemys insculpta |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 10
SPECIALLY PROTECTED AMPHIBIANS
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander |
Desmognathus ochrophaeus |
|
Blanchard’s Cricket Frog |
Acris blanchardi |
|
Blue-spotted Salamander |
Ambystoma laterale |
|
Eastern Red-backed Salamander |
Plethodon cinereus |
|
Eastern Tiger Salamander |
Ambystoma tigrinum |
|
Four-toed Salamander |
Hemidactylium scutatum |
|
Fowler’s Toad |
Anaxyrus fowleri |
|
Gray Treefrog |
Hyla versicolor |
|
Jefferson Salamander |
Ambystoma jeffersonianum |
|
Northern Dusky Salamander |
Desmognathus fuscus |
|
Northern Two-lined Salamander |
Eurycea bislineata |
|
Small-mouthed Salamander |
Ambystoma texanum |
|
Spotted Salamander |
Ambystoma maculatum |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
Schedule 11
specially pROTECTED INVERTEBRATES
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Black Swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes |
|
Bog Elfin |
Callophrys lanoraieensis |
|
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail |
Papilio canadensis |
|
Eastern Swallowtail |
Papilio cresphontes |
|
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
|
Frosted Elfin |
Callophrys irus |
|
Karner Blue |
Plebejus melissa samuelis |
|
Monarch |
Danaus plexippus |
|
Mottled Duskywing |
Erynnis martialis |
|
Old World Swallowtail |
Papilio machaon |
|
Pipevine Swallowtail |
Battus philenor |
|
Spicebush Swallowtail |
Papilio troilus |
|
West Virginia White |
Pieris virginiensis |
|
Zebra Swallowtail |
Eurytides marcellus |
O. Reg. 432/20, s. 2.
2. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 669/98, s. 2.