Action Alerts

The Government of Canada is committed to preventing the disappearance of wildlife species at risk from our lands. As part of its strategy for realizing that commitment, on June 5th, 2003, the Government of Canada proclaimed the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Attached to the Act is Schedule 1, the list of the species provided for under SARA, also called the List of Wildlife Species at Risk. Extirpated, Endangered and Threatened species on Schedule 1 benefit from the protection afforded by the prohibitions and from recovery planning requirements under SARA. Special Concern species benefit from its management planning requirements. Schedule 1 has grown from the original 233 to 671 wildlife species at risk.

Please submit your comments by May 19th, 2025, for terrestrial species undergoing normal consultations and by October 19th, 2025, for terrestrial species undergoing extended consultations.

For a description of the consultation paths these species will undergo, please visit: The Minister of the Environment's Response to Species at Risk Assessments.

Send comments to sararegistry@ec.gc.ca or to the contact information below.

Species at Risk Public Registry Office
Environment and Climate Change Canada
351 Saint-Joseph Blvd.
Gatineau, Québec
K1A 0H3
Phone: 1-800-668-6767
sararegistry@ec.gc.ca

Find out more information on the consultation and proposed amendments to the list of species.