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O. Reg. 56/09: Species at Risk in Ontario List
filed February 18, 2009 under Endangered Species Act, 2007, S.O. 2007, c. 6
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made under the
endangered species act, 2007
Made: February 13, 2009
Filed: February 18, 2009
Published on e-Laws: February 19, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 7, 2009
Amending O. Reg. 230/08
(Species at Risk in Ontario List)
1. Schedules 1 to 4 to Ontario Regulation 230/08 are revoked and the following substituted:
schedule 1
extirpated species
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Item |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mosses |
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1. |
Incurved Grizzled Moss |
Ptychomitrium incurvum |
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Vascular Plants |
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2. |
Illinois Tick-trefoil |
Desmodium illinoense |
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3. |
Spring Blue-eyed Mary |
Collinsia verna |
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Insects |
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4. |
Eastern Persius Duskywing |
Erynnis persius persius |
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5. |
Karner Blue |
Lycaeides melissa samuelis |
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Fishes |
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6. |
Atlantic Salmon (Great Lakes population) |
Salmo salar |
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7. |
Gravel Chub |
Erimystax x-punctatus |
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8. |
Paddlefish |
Polyodon spathula |
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Amphibians |
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9. |
Spring Salamander |
Gyrinophilus porphyriticus |
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10. |
Tiger Salamander |
Ambystoma tigrinum |
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Reptiles |
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11. |
Timber Rattlesnake |
Crotalus horridus |
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Birds |
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12. |
Greater Prairie-Chicken |
Tympanuchus cupido |
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Item |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mosses |
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1. |
Spoon-leaved Moss |
Bryoandersonia illecebra |
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Vascular Plants |
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2. |
American Chestnut |
Castanea dentata |
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3. |
American Columbo |
Frasera caroliniensis |
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4. |
American Ginseng |
Panax quinquefolius |
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5. |
Bird’s-foot Violet |
Viola pedata |
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6. |
Bluehearts |
Buchnera americana |
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7. |
Blunt-lobed Woodsia |
Woodsia obtusa |
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8. |
Butternut |
Juglans cinerea |
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9. |
Cherry Birch |
Betula lenta |
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10. |
Cucumber Tree |
Magnolia acuminata |
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11. |
Drooping Trillium |
Trillium flexipes |
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12. |
Eastern Flowering Dogwood |
Cornus florida |
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13. |
Eastern Prairie Fringed-orchid |
Platanthera leucophaea |
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14. |
Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus1 |
Opuntia humifusa |
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15. |
Engelmann’s Quillwort |
Isoetes engelmannii |
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16. |
False Hop Sedge |
Carex lupuliformis |
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17. |
Few-flowered Club-rush or Bashful Bulrush2 |
Trichophorum planifolium |
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18. |
Forked Three-awned Grass |
Aristida basiramea |
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19. |
Gattinger’s Agalinis |
Agalinis gattingeri |
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20. |
Heart-leaved Plantain |
Plantago cordata |
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21. |
Hoary Mountain-mint |
Pycnanthemum incanum |
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22. |
Horsetail Spike-rush |
Eleocharis equisetoides |
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23. |
Juniper Sedge |
Carex juniperorum |
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24. |
Large Whorled Pogonia |
Isotria verticillata |
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25. |
Nodding Pogonia |
Triphora trianthophora |
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26. |
Ogden’s Pondweed |
Potamogeton ogdenii |
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27. |
Pink Milkwort |
Polygala incarnata |
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28. |
Pitcher’s Thistle |
Cirsium pitcheri |
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29. |
Purple Twayblade |
Liparis liliifolia |
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30. |
Red Mulberry |
Morus rubra |
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31. |
Scarlet Ammannia |
Ammannia robusta |
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32. |
Showy Goldenrod |
Solidago speciosa |
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33. |
Skinner’s Agalinis |
Agalinis skinneriana |
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34. |
Slender Bush-clover3 |
Lespedeza virginica |
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35. |
Small White Lady’s-slipper |
Cypripedium candidum |
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36. |
Small Whorled Pogonia |
Isotria medeoloides |
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37. |
Spotted Wintergreen |
Chimaphila maculata |
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38. |
Toothcup |
Rotala ramosior |
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39. |
Virginia Goat’s-rue |
Tephrosia virginiana |
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40. |
Western Silvery Aster |
Symphyotrichum sericeum |
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41. |
White Prairie Gentian |
Gentiana alba |
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42. |
Wood-poppy |
Stylophorum diphyllum |
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Molluscs |
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43. |
Eastern Pondmussel |
Ligumia nasuta |
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44. |
Kidneyshell |
Ptychobranchus fasciolaris |
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45. |
Mudpuppy Mussel |
Simpsonaias ambigua |
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46. |
Northern Riffleshell |
Epioblasma torulosa rangiana |
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47. |
Rayed Bean |
Villosa fabalis |
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48. |
Round Hickorynut |
Obovaria subrotunda |
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49. |
Round Pigtoe |
Pleurobema sintoxia |
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50. |
Snuffbox |
Epioblasma triquetra |
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51. |
Wavy-rayed Lampmussel |
Lampsilis fasciola |
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Insects |
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52. |
Aweme Borer Moth |
Papaipema aweme |
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53. |
Frosted Elfin |
Callophrys irus |
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Fishes |
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54. |
American Eel |
Anguilla rostrata |
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55. |
Aurora Trout |
Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis |
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56. |
Northern Madtom |
Noturus stigmosus |
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57. |
Pugnose Shiner |
Notropis anogenus |
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58. |
Redside Dace |
Clinostomus elongatus |
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59. |
Shortnose Cisco |
Coregonus reighardi |
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Amphibians |
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60. |
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander |
Desmognathus ochrophaeus |
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61. |
Northern Cricket Frog |
Acris crepitans |
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62. |
Northern Dusky Salamander |
Desmognathus fuscus |
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63. |
Small-mouthed Salamander |
Ambystoma texanum |
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Reptiles |
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64. |
Blue Racer |
Coluber constrictor foxii |
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65. |
Lake Erie Watersnake |
Nerodia sipedon insularum |
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66. |
Spotted Turtle |
Clemmys guttata |
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67. |
Wood Turtle |
Glyptemys insculpta |
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Birds |
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68. |
Acadian Flycatcher |
Empidonax virescens |
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69. |
Bald Eagle4 |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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70. |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
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71. |
Eskimo Curlew |
Numenius borealis |
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72. |
Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
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73. |
Henslow’s Sparrow |
Ammodramus henslowii |
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74. |
King Rail |
Rallus elegans |
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75. |
Kirtland’s Warbler |
Dendroica kirtlandii |
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76. |
Loggerhead Shrike |
Lanius ludovicianus |
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77. |
Northern Bobwhite |
Colinus virginianus |
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78. |
Piping Plover |
Charadrius melodus |
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79. |
Prothonotary Warbler |
Protonotaria citrea |
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80. |
Red Knot rufa subspecies |
Calidris canutus rufa |
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Mammals |
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81. |
American Badger |
Taxidea taxus |
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82. |
Mountain Lion or Cougar |
Puma concolor |
Notes to Schedule 2:
1 The classification of Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus applies to Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve on Pelee Island in the Township of Pelee.
2 The classification of Few-flowered Club-rush or Bashful Bulrush applies to Lot 32, ranges 2 and 3, in the City of Pickering (formerly the geographic Township of Pickering), and to the Royal Botanical Gardens in the City of Hamilton.
3 The classification of Slender Bush-clover applies to Tallgrass Prairie Heritage Park, Ojibway Park and Black Oak Heritage Park in the City of Windsor.
4 The classification of Bald Eagle applies to the part of Ontario south of the French and Mattawa Rivers.
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Item |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Lichens |
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1. |
Flooded Jellyskin |
Leptogium rivulare |
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Vascular Plants |
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2. |
American Water-willow |
Justicia americana |
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3. |
Branched Bartonia |
Bartonia paniculata |
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4. |
Colicroot |
Aletris farinosa |
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5. |
Common Hoptree |
Ptelea trifoliata |
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6. |
Crooked-stem Aster |
Symphyotrichum prenanthoides |
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7. |
Deerberry |
Vaccinium stamineum |
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8. |
Dense Blazing Star |
Liatris spicata |
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9. |
Dwarf Hackberry |
Celtis tenuifolia |
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10. |
Dwarf Lake Iris |
Iris lacustris |
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11. |
False Rue-anemone |
Enemion biternatum |
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12. |
Goldenseal |
Hydrastis canadensis |
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13. |
Hill’s Thistle |
Cirsium hillii |
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14. |
Houghton’s Goldenrod |
Solidago houghtonii |
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15. |
Kentucky Coffee-tree |
Gymnocladus dioicus |
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16. |
Lakeside Daisy |
Hymenoxys herbacea |
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17. |
Round-leaved Greenbrier |
Smilax rotundifolia |
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18. |
Small-flowered Lipocarpha |
Lipocarpha micrantha |
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19. |
White Wood Aster |
Eurybia divaricata |
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20. |
Wild Hyacinth |
Camassia scilloides |
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21. |
Willowleaf Aster |
Symphyotrichum praealtum |
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Molluscs |
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22. |
Mapleleaf Mussel |
Quadrula quadrula |
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23. |
Rainbow Mussel |
Villosa iris |
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Fishes |
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24. |
Black Redhorse |
Moxostoma duquesnei |
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25. |
Channel Darter |
Percina copelandi |
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26. |
Cutlip Minnow |
Exoglossum maxillingua |
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27. |
Eastern Sand Darter |
Ammocrypta pellucida |
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28. |
Lake Chubsucker |
Erimyzon sucetta |
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29. |
Shortjaw Cisco |
Coregonus zenithicus |
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30. |
Spotted Gar |
Lepisosteus oculatus |
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Amphibians |
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31. |
Fowler’s Toad |
Bufo fowleri |
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32. |
Jefferson Salamander |
Ambystoma jeffersonianum |
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Reptiles |
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33. |
Blanding’s Turtle |
Emydoidea blandingii |
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34. |
Butler’s Gartersnake |
Thamnophis butleri |
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35. |
Eastern Foxsnake |
Elaphe gloydi |
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36. |
Eastern Hog-nosed Snake |
Heterodon platirhinos |
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37. |
Eastern Ratsnake |
Elaphe obsoleta |
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38. |
Massasauga |
Sistrurus catenatus |
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39. |
Queen Snake |
Regina septemvittata |
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40. |
Spiny Softshell |
Apalone spinifera |
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41. |
Stinkpot |
Sternotherus odoratus |
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Birds |
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42. |
American White Pelican |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
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43. |
Hooded Warbler |
Wilsonia citrina |
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44. |
Least Bittern |
Ixobrychus exilis |
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45. |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
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Mammals |
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46. |
Grey Fox |
Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
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47. |
Wolverine |
Gulo gulo |
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48. |
Woodland Caribou (Forest-dwelling boreal population) |
Rangifer tarandus caribou |
schedule 4
special concern species
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Item |
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Mosses |
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1. |
Pygmy Pocket Moss |
Fissidens exilis |
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Vascular Plants |
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2. |
American Hart’s-tongue Fern |
Asplenium scolopendrium americanum |
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3. |
Blue Ash |
Fraxinus quadrangulata |
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4. |
Broad Beech Fern |
Phegopteris hexagonoptera |
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5. |
Climbing Prairie Rose |
Rosa setigera |
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6. |
Green Dragon |
Arisaema dracontium |
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7. |
Hill’s Pondweed |
Potamogeton hillii |
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8. |
Riddell’s Goldenrod |
Solidago riddellii |
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9. |
Shumard Oak |
Quercus shumardii |
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10. |
Swamp Rose-mallow |
Hibiscus moscheutos |
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11. |
Tuberous Indian-plantain |
Arnoglossum plantagineum |
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Insects |
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12. |
Monarch |
Danaus plexippus |
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13. |
West Virginia White |
Pieris virginiensis |
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Fishes |
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14. |
Bigmouth Buffalo |
Ictiobus cyprinellus |
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15. |
Blackstripe Topminnow |
Fundulus notatus |
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16. |
Bridle Shiner |
Notropis bifrenatus |
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17. |
Grass Pickerel |
Esox americanus vermiculatus |
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18. |
Lake Sturgeon |
Acipenser fulvescens |
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19. |
Northern Brook Lamprey |
Ichthyomyzon fossor |
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20. |
Pugnose Minnow |
Opsopoeodus emiliae |
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21. |
River Redhorse |
Moxostoma carinatum |
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22. |
Silver Chub |
Macrhybopsis storeriana |
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23. |
Silver Shiner |
Notropis photogenis |
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24. |
Spotted Sucker |
Minytrema melanops |
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25. |
Upper Great Lakes Kiyi |
Coregonus kiyi kiyi |
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26. |
Warmouth |
Lepomis gulosus |
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Reptiles |
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27. |
Eastern Ribbonsnake |
Thamnophis sauritus |
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28. |
Five-lined Skink |
Eumeces fasciatus |
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29. |
Milksnake |
Lampropeltis triangulum |
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30. |
Northern Map Turtle |
Graptemys geographica |
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Birds |
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31. |
Bald Eagle1 |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
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32. |
Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
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33. |
Cerulean Warbler |
Dendroica cerulea |
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34. |
Golden-winged Warbler |
Vermivora chrysoptera |
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35. |
Louisiana Waterthrush |
Seiurus motacilla |
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36. |
Red-headed Woodpecker |
Melanerpes erythrocephalus |
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37. |
Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
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38. |
Yellow Rail |
Coturnicops noveboracensis |
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39. |
Yellow-breasted Chat |
Icteria virens |
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Mammals |
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40. |
Beluga |
Delphinapterus leucas |
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41. |
Eastern Mole |
Scalopus aquaticus |
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42. |
Eastern Wolf |
Canis lupus lycaon |
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43. |
Polar Bear |
Ursus maritimus |
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44. |
Woodland Vole |
Microtus pinetorum |
Note to Schedule 4:
1 The classification of Bald Eagle applies to the part of Ontario north of the French and Mattawa Rivers.
2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Le sous-ministre des Richesses naturelles,
David Lindsay
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources
Date made: February 13, 2009.
Pris le : 13 février 2009.