List of Endangered Species in Canada

Endangered Species in Canada

In 2023, over 2,000 animal species in Canada are at high risk of disappearing. Canada has laws like the Canada Wildlife Act and the Endangered Species Act to create, manage, and protect wildlife areas and prevent indigenous species from dying out. Here are some of the most endangered species in Canada. Here is the list of Endangered Species in Canada as mentioned below:

List of Endangered Species in Canada 2024
Endangered Species	Threats	IUCN Red Data Book Status
American Badger	Habitat loss, road mortality	Least Concern
American Eel	Habitat loss, dams, overfishing	Endangered
Canada Warbler	Habitat loss, deforestation	Least Concern
Baird’s Sparrow	Habitat loss, agriculture	Near Threatened
Eastern Cougar	Habitat loss, human activity	Extinct (Possibly)
Bank Swallow	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Grizzly Bear	Human disturbance, habitat loss	Least Concern
Barn Swallow	Habitat loss, pesticide use	Least Concern
Orca	Pollution, prey depletion	Data Deficient
Black-footed Ferret	Habitat loss, prey depletion	Endangered
Ord’s Kangaroo Rat	Habitat loss, agricultural development	Least Concern
Blanding’s Turtle	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Pacific Great Blue Heron	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Bobolink	Habitat loss, agricultural practices	Least Concern
Peary Caribou	Habitat loss, climate change	Endangered
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Climate change, habitat degradation	Near Threatened
Porbeagle Shark	Overfishing, bycatch	Vulnerable
Burrowing Owl	Habitat loss, agricultural development	Least Concern
Whooping Crane	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Endangered
Wolverine	Habitat loss, climate change	Least Concern
Collared Pika	Climate change, habitat loss	Least Concern
Vancouver Island Marmot	Habitat loss, predation	Critically Endangered
Chinook Salmon	Overfishing, habitat degradation	Endangered
Common Nighthawk	Habitat loss, pesticide use	Least Concern
Deepwater Sculpin	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Ferruginous Hawk	Habitat loss, pesticide use	Least Concern
Gray Fox	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Least Concern
Greater Sage-Grouse	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Near Threatened
Horned Grebe	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
King Rail	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Louisiana Waterthrush	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Lake Sturgeon	Overfishing, habitat loss	Least Concern
Narwhal	Climate change, hunting	Least Concern
Olive Clubtail Dragonfly	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Piping Plover	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Near Threatened
Red Knot	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Least Concern
Rusty Blackbird	Habitat loss, pollution	Least Concern
Sei Whale	Overfishing, habitat loss	Endangered
Whip-poor-will	Habitat loss, human disturbance	Least Concern
Woodland Caribou	Habitat loss, human activity	Threatened

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List of Endangered Species in Canada in 2024

List of Endangered Species in Canada: Canada has 363 classified as endangered species. In this, 190 species are threatened 235 special concern and 22 are extirpated in nature. Vancouver Island marmot is the rarest animal in Canada which falls under the critically endangered category. Beavers are the national animal of Canada and it is a least concern species as per the IUCN Red List.

Below is the list of endangered species in Canada.

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