NWT List of Species at Risk

About the list

This is the official list of species at risk in the Northwest Territories under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act. Listing is for a term of 10 years and may be extended. More information on the legislation and listing process is available here.

For the official list of species listed under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), visit the federal Species at Risk Public Registry.

To see all the NWT species listed under federal and/or territorial species at risk legislation, go to Our Species at Risk.

Endangered

(Lithobates pipiens = Rana pipiens)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Endangered

Listing Date: August 27, 2026

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was completed in 2017.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment for Canadian Toad, Western Toad and Northern Leopard Frog in the NWT (2025) (5.25 MB)

Réévaluation du crapaud de l'ouest et de la grenouille léopard aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2025) (114.07 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Northern Leopard Frog in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (1.63 MB)

Clarification Regarding the Assessment of Northern Leopard Frog (2014) (en anglais seulement) (496.82 KB)

Listing Documents

Consensus Agreement on Listing Northern Leopard Frog as Endangered in the NWT (2026) (en anglais seulement) (464.63 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2021) (22.6 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Northern Leopard Frog / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Grenouille léopard (2015) (15.82 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Northern Leopard Frog as Threatened in the NWT (2014) (en anglais seulement) (379.7 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Management Plan for Amphibians in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (3.45 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting and Adopting the Management Plan for Amphibians in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (187.15 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the NWT Amphibian Management Plan (2017) (en anglais seulement) (253.65 KB)

Progress Reports

Amphibians Progress Report (2022) (en anglais seulement) (1.81 MB)

Dolphin and Union caribou - Xavier Fernandez Aguilar

(Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Endangered

Listing Date: August 1, 2024

Consequence of Listing: Previously listed as Special Concern. An NWT management plan was completed in 2018. A recovery strategy is required by August 1, 2027.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Reassessment of Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT (2023) (10.47 MB)

Réévaluation du caribou de Dolphin-et-Union aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2023) (226.35 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (2.72 MB)

Listing Documents

Consensus Agreement on Listing Dolphin and Union Caribou as Endangered in the NWT (2024) (en anglais seulement) (621.76 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Dolphin and Union Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou de Dolphin-et-Union (2024) (360.9 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Dolphin and Union Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou de Dolphin-et-Union (2015) (15.82 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Dolphin and Union Caribou as Special Concern in the NWT (2014) (en anglais seulement) (421.33 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Notice of Extension - Dolphin and Union Caribou (2024) (en anglais seulement) (132.78 KB)

Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2018) (en anglais seulement) (1.93 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2018) (en anglais seulement) (1.19 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Adopting the Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2017) (en anglais seulement) (189.1 KB)

Notice of Extension - Dolphin and Union Caribou (2016) (en anglais seulement) (99.47 KB)

Progress Reports

Dolphin and Union Caribou Progress Report (2023) (en anglais seulement) (1.36 MB)

Threatened

(Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: July 11, 2018

Consequence of Listing: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2020.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment of Porcupine Caribou and Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (6.7 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Barren-ground Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou Caribou de la toundra (2018) (19.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Barren-ground Caribou as Threatened in the NWT (2018) (en anglais seulement) (708 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Recovery Strategy for Barren-Ground Caribou in the NWT (2020) (1.34 MB)

Programme de rétablissement du caribou de la toundra – Sommaire (2020) (598.51 KB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT (2021) (en anglais seulement) (786.01 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting the Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT (2020) (en anglais seulement) (1.24 MB)

Progress Reports

Barren-ground Caribou Progress Report (2026) (2.24 MB)

Rapport d’étape sur le caribou de la toundra – Faits saillants (2026) (96.73 KB)

(Bison bison athabascae)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: July 13, 2017

Consequence of Listing: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2019.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment of Wood Bison in the NWT (2026) (8.83 MB)

Réévaluation du bison des bois aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2026) (174.87 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Wood Bison in the NWT (2016) (en anglais seulement) (3.51 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Wood Bison / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Bison des bois (2017) (51 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Wood Bison as Threatened in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (348.63 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Recovery Strategy for Wood Bison in the NWT (2019) (en anglais seulement) (1.03 MB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Recovery Strategy for Wood Bison in the NWT (2020) (en anglais seulement) (997.92 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting the Recovery Strategy for Wood Bison in the NWT (2019) (en anglais seulement) (450.93 KB)

Notice of Extension - Wood Bison (2019) (en anglais seulement) (90.96 KB)

Progress Reports

Wood Bison Progress Report (2025) (2.62 MB)

Rapport d’étape sur le bison des bois – Faits saillants (2025) (118.84 KB)

(Anaxyrus boreas)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: February 25, 2016

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was completed in 2017.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment for Canadian Toad, Western Toad and Northern Leopard Frog in the NWT (2025) (5.25 MB)

Réévaluation du crapaud de l'ouest et de la grenouille léopard aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2025) (114.07 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Western Toad in the NWT (2014) (en anglais seulement) (1.23 MB)

Clarification Regarding the Assessment of Western Toad (2015) (en anglais seulement) (366.88 KB)

Listing Documents

Consensus Agreement on Re-listing Western Toad as Threatened in the NWT (2026) (en anglais seulement) (453.24 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2021) (22.6 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d'inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2016) (14.47 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Western Toad as Threatened in the NWT (2015) (en anglais seulement) (149.57 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Management Plan for Amphibians in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (3.45 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting and Adopting the Management Plan for Amphibians in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (187.15 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the NWT Amphibian Management Plan (2017) (en anglais seulement) (253.65 KB)

Progress Reports

Amphibians Progress Report (2022) (en anglais seulement) (1.81 MB)

(Rangifer tarandus caribou)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: February 27, 2014

Consequence of Listing: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2017.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Reassessment of Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2022) (10.52 MB)

Réévaluation du caribou boréal aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2022) (223.83 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2012) (en anglais seulement) (3.61 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Boreal Caribou, Peary Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou boréal, Caribou Peary (2023) (362.89 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Re-listing Boreal Caribou as Threatened in the NWT (2023) (en anglais seulement) (1.46 MB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Boreal Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou boréal (2014) (70.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Boreal Caribou as Threatened in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (613.59 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Recovery Strategy for the Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (1.51 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the NWT Boreal Caribou Recovery Strategy (2017) (en anglais seulement) (597.35 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting a Recovery Strategy for Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (327.82 KB)

Notice of Extension - Boreal Caribou, Polar Bear, Peary Caribou (2015) (en anglais seulement) (201.12 KB)

Progress Reports

Boreal Caribou Progress Report (2022) (en anglais seulement) (1.29 MB)

(Braya pilosa)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: February 27, 2014

Consequence of Listing: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2016.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Reassessment of Hairy Braya in the NWT (2024) (7.22 MB)

Réévaluation du braya poilu aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2024) (154.73 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Hairy Braya in the NWT (2012) (en anglais seulement) (4.23 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Hairy Braya / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Braya poilu (2025) (167.09 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Re-listing Hairy Braya as Threatened in the NWT (2025) (en anglais seulement) (1.14 MB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2021) (22.6 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Hairy Braya / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Braya poilu (2020) (57.31 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2014) (70.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Hairy Braya as Threatened in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (420.11 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Recovery Strategy for the Hairy Braya in the NWT (2015) (en anglais seulement) (988.26 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the NWT Hairy Braya Recovery Strategy (2016) (en anglais seulement) (178.6 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting a Recovery Strategy for Hairy Braya (2015) (en anglais seulement) (834.35 KB)

Progress Reports

Hairy Braya Progress Report (2021) (en anglais seulement) (364.44 KB)

(Rangifer tarandus pearyi)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened

Listing Date: February 27, 2014

Consequence of Listing: An NWT recovery strategy was completed in 2024.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Reassessment of Peary Caribou in the NWT (2022) (17.4 MB)

Réévaluation du caribou de Peary aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2022) (171.68 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Peary Caribou in the NWT (2012) (en anglais seulement) (4.04 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species – Boreal Caribou, Peary Caribou / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO – Caribou boréal, Caribou Peary (2023) (362.89 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Re-listing Peary Caribou as Threatened in the NWT (2023) (en anglais seulement) (996.08 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2014) (70.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Peary Caribou as Threatened in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (456.11 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Recovery Strategy for Peary Caribou in the NWT (2024) (6.7 MB)

Programme de rétablissement du caribou de Peary (2024) (10.64 MB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Recovery Strategy for Peary Caribou in the NWT (2025) (en anglais seulement) (1.64 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting and Adopting the Recovery Strategy for Peary Caribou in the NWT (2024) (en anglais seulement) (507.74 KB)

Notice of Extension - Peary Caribou (2021) (en anglais seulement) (137.63 KB)

Notice of Extension - Peary Caribou (2019) (en anglais seulement) (101.06 KB)

Notice of Extension - Peary Caribou (2017) (en anglais seulement) (88.83 KB)

Notice of Extension - Boreal Caribou, Polar Bear, Peary Caribou (2015) (en anglais seulement) (201.12 KB)

Special Concern

Northern Mountain Caribou - Richard Popko

(Rangifer tarandus caribou)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern

Listing Date: July 29, 2021

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was completed in 2023.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment of Northern Mountain Caribou in the NWT (2020) (9.68 MB)

Évaluation du caribou des montagnes du Nord aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2020) (239.25 KB)

Listing Documents

Consensus Agreement on Listing Northern Mountain Caribou as Special Concern in the NWT (2021) (en anglais seulement) (537.17 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2021) (22.6 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Management Plan for Northern Mountain Caribou in the NWT (2023) (2.51 MB)

Plan de gestion du caribou des montagnes du Nord aux TNO – Sommaire (2023) (789.74 KB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Management Plan for Northern Mountain Caribou in the NWT (2024) (en anglais seulement) (1.41 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Accepting and Adopting the Management Plan for Northern Mountain Caribou in the NWT (2023) (en anglais seulement) (1.2 MB)

Little Brown Myotis - Joanna Wilson/GNWT

(Myotis lucifugus)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern

Listing Date: July 11, 2018

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2020.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment of Big Brown Bat, Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, Long-eared Myotis, and Long-legged Myotis in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (4.79 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2018) (19.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Little Brown Myotis as Special Concern in the NWT (2018) (en anglais seulement) (474.83 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2020) (17.53 MB)

Plan de gestion des chauves-souris aux TNO – Sommaire (2020) (393.93 KB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2021) (en anglais seulement) (487.86 KB)

Consensus Agreement Accepting the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2020) (en anglais seulement) (971.73 KB)

Progress Reports

Bats Progress Report (2026) (4.16 MB)

Rapport d’étape sur les chauves-souris – Faits saillants (2026) (73.61 KB)

(Myotis septentrionalis)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern

Listing Date: July 11, 2018

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2020.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Assessment of Big Brown Bat, Little Brown Myotis, Northern Myotis, Long-eared Myotis, and Long-legged Myotis in the NWT (2017) (en anglais seulement) (4.79 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2018) (19.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Northern Myotis as Special Concern in the NWT (2018) (en anglais seulement) (281.15 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2020) (17.53 MB)

Plan de gestion des chauves-souris aux TNO – Sommaire (2020) (393.93 KB)

Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2021) (en anglais seulement) (487.86 KB)

Consensus Agreement Accepting the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT (2020) (en anglais seulement) (971.73 KB)

Progress Reports

Bats Progress Report (2026) (4.16 MB)

Rapport d’étape sur les chauves-souris – Faits saillants (2026) (73.61 KB)

(Ursus maritimus)

NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern

Listing Date: February 27, 2014

Consequence of Listing: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2017.

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Assessment Documents

Status Report and Reassessment of Polar Bear in the NWT (2021) (10.16 MB)

Réévaluation de l'ours blanc aux Territoires du Nord-Ouest (2021) (192.5 KB)

Status Report and Assessment of Polar Bear in the NWT (2012) (en anglais seulement) (5.15 MB)

Listing Documents

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2022) (58.16 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Relisting Polar Bear as Special Concern in the NWT (2022) (en anglais seulement) (535.66 KB)

NWT Gazette Notice of Listed Species / Avis d’inscription des espèces dans la Gazette des TNO (2014) (70.05 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Listing Polar Bear as Special Concern in the NWT (2013) (en anglais seulement) (626.62 KB)

Management/Recovery Documents

Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan (2017) (en anglais seulement) (1.17 MB)

Framework for Action for Management of Polar Bears in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (2017) (en anglais seulement) (101.68 KB)

Consensus Agreement on Implementing the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan and Framework for Action (2018) (en anglais seulement) (1.16 MB)

Consensus Agreement on Adopting the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan and Framework for Action (2017) (en anglais seulement) (308.24 KB)

Notice of Extension - Boreal Caribou, Polar Bear, Peary Caribou (2015) (en anglais seulement) (201.12 KB)

Progress Reports

Polar Bear Progress Report (2022) (en anglais seulement) (1.76 MB)

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