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Species At Risk

A “species at risk” is any naturally-occurring plant or animal in danger of extinction or of disappearing from the province. Once classified as “at risk”, they are added to the Species at Risk in Ontario (SARO) List.

We are lucky to live in Niagara with lots of wild places and wild species – some 20,000 species of plants and animals. But this biodiversity – the variety of different habitats, and types of plants, animals, fish, and insects – are in trouble.  More than 65 of Niagara’s wild species are at risk. Species can become at risk due to a number of reasons.  These include habitat loss, pollution, changing land use activities, as well as the spread of invasive species.

The good news is that together, we can act to protect and recover many of these species and safeguard Ontario’s biodiversity.  Land Care Niagara has been working with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry for the past several years on habitat recovery, research and educational outreach material for landowners and others who are concerned with our disappearing species.
Visit the Species at Risk section of our online library for viewing and downloading of some of current outreach material.

For more information on Species at Risk in Niagara, contact a Management Biologist at the local Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Vineland Office. 

Name: File Type: File Size:
Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program PDF 3.5MB
Fowlers Toad Stewardship Guide PDF 8.4MB
Fowlers Toad ID Card JPG 2.1MB
Black Rat Snake Homeowners Brochure PDF 1.4MB
American Water Willow ID Card PDF 248 kb
American Water Willow Stewardship Guide PDF 4.8MB
Common Hoptree ID Card JPG 2.3MB
American Chestnut ID Card PDF 6MB
Flowering Dogwood ID Card PDF 7.3MB
Butternut ID Card PDF 6.9MB
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander ID Card PDF 900 kb
Cucumber Tree ID Card PDF 259 kb
Blanding’s Turtle ID Card PDF 817 kb
Gray Ratsnake ID Card PDF 2.2MB
Flowering Dogwood ID Card PDF 629 kb
Five-Lined Skink ID Card PDF 705 kb
Spotted Turtle ID Card PDF 2.4MB
Northern Dusky ID Card PDF 745 kb
Northern Ribbonsnake ID Card PDF 642 kb
Eastern Milksnake ID Card PDF 758 kb
Eastern Massasauga Ratlesnake ID Card PDF 2.3MB
Spotted Wintergreen ID Card PDF 615 kb
Virginia Mallow ID Card PDF 595 kb
Swamp Rose-Mallow ID Card PDF 6.3MB

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