List of 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 |
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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.