OTTAWA,
ON, May 3, 2024 /CNW/ - The Committee on the
Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) meets twice a year to review
the status of wildlife species identified as potentially being at
risk of extinction in Canada. COSEWIC will determine the
status of 12 Canadian wildlife species, including Narwhal,
sometimes called the unicorn of the sea; the currently Threatened
Salish Sucker; and the Kirtland's Warbler, a Jack Pine specialist recently removed from the
Endangered Species list in the United
States.
The next meeting will take place from May
6 to 9, 2024, in downtown Moncton, on the traditional unceded territory
of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi'kmaq Peoples.
Following the meeting, a press release will be issued that
summarizes the results of the discussions, highlighting ongoing
Canadian conservation challenges and successful conservation
actions.
For more information, please see the COSEWIC website at
www.cosewic.ca
David S. Lee
(he/him/il)
Chair, Committee on the Status of Endangered
Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
@cosewic
Président, Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au
Canada (COSEPAC)
@cosewic
SOURCE Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in
Canada