Sentences with phrase «species of special concern»

But any such move might have to hurry a bit, because Environment Minister Peter Kent has just announced that Canada's polar bear, Ursus maritimus, is now a «species of special concern» under the Species at Risk Act, SC 2002 c 29.

Florida officials classify alligators as a species of special concern, which means they get extra protections as an imperiled animal.

In 2008 they were listed as a threatened species under the US Endangered Species Act, and in Canada they're listed as a species of special concern.

«Under the proposed development scenario, the ecosystems of the overall site are so fragmented as to virtually ensure the extinction of all the extant populations of amphibians and reptiles on that site designated by the state as species of special concern,» stated Dr. Klemens.

Dr. Klemens» explained that the property provides important habitat for at least four species of special concern — the Jefferson salamander as well as box, spotted and wood turtles.

Researchers further identified 25 species of birds in the stomachs of these invasive pythons in the Everglades, including four species of special concern in Florida and a wood stork, which is listed as federally endangered.

It is designated as a species of special concern by the state of California.

The spotted island skunk is listed as a species of special concern by the state of California.

Introduction The double - crested cormorant is the most numerous and widespread North American cormorant, although this bird is listed as a species of special concern by the California Department of Fish and Game.

The western snowy plover is a Bird Species of Special Concern in California.

That is, protect imperiled species — wildlife categorized as endangered, threatened or species of special concern — living on land owned or managed by the FWC.

Coastal horned lizard populations have declined so much in southern California that the state's Department of Fish and Game considers the animal «a species of special concern.»

The 33 species on that list — which is akin to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of Species of Special Concern — include one of Marra's favorite childhood birds, the common nighthawk.

Based in large part on data provided by Mass Audubon's citizen scientists, the Eastern Whip - poor - will was recently listed as a Species of Special Concern in Massachusetts.

In fact, because of citizen science efforts at Mass Audubon, the eastern whip - poor - will, one of the inaugural Birds to Watch, was recently listed as a Species of Special Concern in Massachusetts, affording it more protection.

April 22, 2014: Environment Canada announces status of Pacific humpback whales will be upgraded from «threatened» to «species of special concern.»

Rather, Environment Minister Jim Prentice will consult the report next spring when deciding whether to list it as a «species of special concern» under the Species at Risk Act.

Not exact matches

Instead of seeing the natural world as one among the social ethical concerns of human beings, it displays the human race as one species of God's creatures alongside others, a species with special prerogatives and responsibilities within creation.

That is of special concern, Hogg said, because a large proportion of the species he and his colleagues identified in the new study are found only near South Georgia, including 46 percent of mollusks and 24 percent of crustaceans.

This reaction is especially of concern in cats and chloramphenicol should be used with caution in this species (special dosing, perhaps even some blood monitoring).

In 1998 the California Department of Fish and Game considered the species to be one of special concern.

But ABC said further that, if not done right, wind energy also poses a serious threat to various species of birds, including birds of prey such as the Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Ferruginous Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Short - eared Owl, and Flammulated Owl; endangered and threatened species such as the California Condor, Kirtland's Warbler, Whooping Crane, Snail Kite, Marbled Murrelet, Hawaiian Goose, and Hawaiian Petrel; and other species of special conservation concern such as the Bicknell's Thrush, Sprague's Pipit, Cerulean Warbler, Oak Titmouse, Lewis's Woodpecker, Brewer's Sparrow, Long - billed Curlew, Bay - breasted Warbler, and Blue - winged Warbler.

The Federal Government did, however, find the time and resources to swiftly downgrade the status of the North Pacific Humpback Whale from «threatened» to «special concern» at the end of April based on a recommendation from COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Species in Canada).