NWT List of Species at Risk
This is the home of the official list of species at risk in the Northwest Territories under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act. Listing is normally for a term of 10 years. More information on the legislation and listing is available here.
LISTED SPECIES
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Caribou [Northern Mountain population](Rangifer tarandus caribou)Listing Date: July 29, 2021Consequence: An NWT management plan is required within 2 years of listing.NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern -
Caribou [Barren-ground population](Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus)Listing Date: July 11, 2018Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2020.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened
Recovery Strategy for Barren-Ground Caribou in the NWT (2020)- Consensus Agreement on Accepting the Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT (2020)
- Recovery Strategy for Barren-Ground Caribou (2020) - Executive Summary (French)
- Consensus Agreement Respecting Implementation of the Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT (2021)
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(Myotis lucifugus)Listing Date: July 11, 2018Consequence: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2020.NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern -
(Myotis septentrionalis)Listing Date: July 11, 2018Consequence: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2020.NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern -
(Bos bison athabascae)Listing Date: July 13, 2017Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2019.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened -
(Anaxyrus boreas)Listing Date: February 25, 2016Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2017.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened -
Caribou [Dolphin and Union population](Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi)Listing Date: March 19, 2015Consequence: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2018.NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern- Notice of Extension - Dolphin and Union Caribou (2016)
- Consensus Agreement on Adopting the Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2017)
- Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2018)
- Consensus Agreement on Implementing the Management Plan for Dolphin and Union Caribou in the NWT and Nunavut (2018)
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Western Boreal / Prairie populations(Lithobates pipiens)Listing Date: March 19, 2015Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2017.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened -
(Rangifer tarandus caribou)Listing Date: February 27, 2014Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2017.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened- Notice of Extension - Boreal Caribou, Polar Bear, Peary Caribou (2015)
- Consensus Agreement on Accepting a Recovery Strategy for Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2017)
- Recovery Strategy for the Boreal Caribou in the NWT (2017)
- Consensus Agreement on Implementing the NWT Boreal Caribou Recovery Strategy (2017)
- Boreal Caribou Progress Report (2022)
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(Braya pilosa)Listing Date: February 27, 2014Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy was required and completed in 2016.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened -
(Rangifer tarandus pearyi)Listing Date: February 27, 2014Consequence: An NWT recovery strategy is required and the timeline for completion has been extended to September 30, 2024.NWT List of Species at Risk: Threatened -
(Ursus maritimus)Listing Date: February 27, 2014Consequence: An NWT management plan was required and completed in 2017.NWT List of Species at Risk: Special Concern- Notice of Extension - Boreal Caribou, Polar Bear, Peary Caribou (2015)
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan (2017)
- Framework for Action for Management of Polar Bears in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (2017)
- Consensus Agreement on Adopting the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan and Framework for Action (2017)
- Consensus Agreement on Implementing the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Polar Bear Joint Management Plan and Framework for Action (2018)
- Polar Bear Progress Report (2022)