Species at Risk Committee Documents

Species Assessments

The schedule of species to be assessed in the next 5 years (2022-2026) can be found here.

Completed Species Status Reports and Assessments

• Polar bear status report and assessment (2012)
• Peary caribou status report and assessment (2012)
• Hairy braya status report and assessment (2012)
• Boreal caribou status report and assessment (2012)
• Northern leopard frog status report and assessment (2013)
  • February 27, 2014 - SARC clarification on northern leopard frog assessment
• Dolphin and Union caribou status report and assessment (2013)
• Wolverine status status report and assessment (2014)
• • March 3, 2015 - SARC clarification on wolverine assessment
• Western toad status report and assessment (2014)
• • March 3, 2015 - SARC clarification on western toad assessment
• Wood bison status report and assessment (2016)
• Big brown bat, little brown myotis, northern myotis, long-eared myotis, and long-legged myotis status report and assessment (2017)
• Porcupine caribou and barren-ground caribou status report and assessment (2017)
• Grizzly bear status report and assessment (2017)
• • July 7, 2017 - SARC clarification on grizzly bear assessment
• Gypsy cuckoo, western, and yellow-banded bumble bee status report and assessment (2019)
• Northern mountain caribou status report and assessment (2020)
• • Northern mountain caribou status report executive summary and assessment (French)
• Polar bear status report and reassessment (2021)
• Peregrine falcon status report and assessment (2022)
• Peary caribou status report and reassessment (2022)
• Boreal caribou status report and reassessment (2022)
• American White Pelican status report and assessment (2023)
• Dolphin and Union caribou status report and reassessment (2023)

Administrative Documents

• Assessment process and objective biological criteria
• Checklist to prioritize species for assessment
• Member list and biographies
• Guidelines for species status reports:
  • General guidelines
  • Detailed instructions for preparation of Indigenous and community knowledge component
  • Detailed instructions for preparation of scientific knowledge component
  • SARC Guidelines on Taxonomy and Species Names
• SARC Rules of Conduct

Annual Reports

• 2009-10 Annual Report
• 2010-11 Annual Report
• 2011-12 Annual Report
• 2012-13 Annual Report
• 2013-14 Annual Report (English)
• 2013-14 Annual Report (French)
• 2014-15 Annual Report (English)
• 2014-15 Annual Report (French)
• 2015-16 Annual Report (English)
• 2015-16 Annual Report (French)
• 2016-17 Annual Report (English)
• 2016-17 Annual Report (French)
• 2017-18 Annual Report (English)
• 2017-18 Annual Report (French)
• 2018-19 Annual Report (English)
• 2018-19 Annual Report (French)
• 2019-20 Annual Report (English)
• 2019-20 Annual Report (French)
• 2020-21 Annual Report (English)
• 2020-21 Annual Report (French)