Species at Risk in the NWT
A guide to NWT species at risk is available:
- In English: Species at Risk in the NWT (2022)
- En Français: Espèces en Péril aux TNO (2022)
For current range maps, or to create a report of species at risk in a specific area, check out the NWT Species and Habitat Viewer.
Click here to learn about the processes for taking care of species at risk.
Species at Risk at a Glance
The following species found in the NWT have been assessed as being at some level of risk under federal and/or territorial species at risk legislation. Click on the species name in the table below to see an info sheet for that species. For definitions of terms used in the table, please click here.
| Species | Status in NWT | Status in Canada | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARC Assessment | NWT List of Species at Risk | COSEWIC Assessment | Federal Species at Risk Act list | NWT region where the species is found | |
| Barren-ground Caribou | Threatened | Threatened | Threatened | Under Consideration | Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Boreal Caribou | Threatened | Threatened | Threatened | Threatened | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Bowhead Whale | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Collared Pika | Not assessed | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú |
| Dolphin and Union Caribou | Special Concern | Special Concern | Endangered | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Grey Whale | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not at risk | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Grizzly Bear | Special Concern | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Little Brown Myotis | Special Concern | Special Concern | Endangered | Endangered | Dehcho, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Northern Mountain Caribou | Special Concern | Special Concern | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Sahtú |
| Northern Myotis | Special Concern | Special Concern | Endangered | Endangered | Dehcho, South Slave |
| Peary Caribou | Threatened | Threatened | Threatened | Threatened | Inuvialuit |
| Polar Bear | Special Concern | Special Concern | Special Concern | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Ringed Seal | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Under Consideration | Inuvialuit |
| Wolverine | Not At Risk | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Wood Bison | Threatened | Threatened | Special Concern | Threatened | Dehcho, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Bank Swallow | Not applicable | Not applicable | Threatened | Threatened | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Barn Swallow | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Threatened | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Canada Warbler | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Threatened | Dehcho |
| Common Nighthawk | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Eskimo Curlew | Not applicable | Not applicable | Endangered | Endangered | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Harris's Sparrow | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Horned Grebe | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Hudsonian Godwit | Not applicable | Not applicable | Threatened | Under Consideration | Gwich'in, Inuvialuit |
| Ivory Gull | Not applicable | Not applicable | Endangered | Endangered | Inuvialuit |
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Not applicable | Not applicable | Threatened | Under Consideration | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Peregrine Falcon anatum/tundrius complex | Not At Risk | No status | Not at risk | No status | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Red Knot (islandica subspecies) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not at risk | Special Concern | Inuvialuit |
| Red Knot (rufa subspecies) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Endangered | Endangered | Inuvialuit |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Rusty Blackbird | Not assessed | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Short-eared Owl | Not assessed | No status | Threatened | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Whooping Crane | Not applicable | Not applicable | Endangered | Endangered | South Slave |
| Yellow Rail | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Bull Trout | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Sahtú, South Slave |
| Dolly Varden | Not applicable | Not applicable | Special Concern | Special Concern | Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú |
| Northern Wolffish | Not applicable | Not applicable | Threatened | Threatened | Inuvialuit |
| Shortjaw Cisco | Not applicable | Not applicable | Threatened | No status | Dehcho, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Northern Leopard Frog | Threatened | Threatened | Special Concern | Special Concern | South Slave |
| Western Toad | Threatened | Threatened | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho |
| Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Data Deficient | No status | Endangered | Endangered | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| McKay's Bumble Bee | Data Deficient | No status | Special Concern | Under Consideration | Dehcho, Sahtú |
| Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Not assessed | No status | Threatened | Under Consideration | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Transverse Lady Beetle | Not assessed | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Yellow-banded Bumble Bee | Not At Risk | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho, Gwich'in, Inuvialuit, Sahtú, South Slave, North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Hairy Braya | Threatened | Threatened | Endangered | Endangered | Inuvialuit |
| Mackenzie Hairgrass | Not assessed | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | North Slave / Tłı̨chǫ |
| Nahanni Aster | Not assessed | No status | Special Concern | Special Concern | Dehcho |