Proposed Changes to the NWT List of Species at Risk – Hairy Braya and Snake

Date
2024 SARC Assessments

The public is invited to comment on the proposed re-listing of hairy braya and the proposed addition of red-sided garter snake to the NWT List of Species at Risk.

Comments are due by November 1, 2024.

Listing proposals

Hairy braya is identified for re-listing as Threatened on the NWT List of Species at Risk. This plant species was reassessed in April 2024. A status of Threatened means it could become Endangered if nothing is done.

Red-sided garter snake is identified for listing on the NWT List of Species at Risk. This species was assessed for the first time in April 2024 as a species of Special Concern, which means it is at risk of becoming Threatened or Endangered.

Please consider the following questions when providing comments:

Hairy braya

  • Should hairy braya continue to be listed as Threatened on the NWT List of Species at Risk? Why or why not?
  • Hairy braya was first listed as a Threatened species in the NWT in 2014 and a recovery strategy was completed in 2016. How has the listing affected you or your community? Would the re-listing have positive or negative impacts? What would they be?
  • Is there new or missing information that was not considered in the latest status report for this species? If so, can you provide it to us or tell us where to find it?

Red-sided garter snake

  • Should red-sided garter snake be added to the NWT List of Species at Risk as a species of Special Concern? Why or why not?
  • Would listing this species have positive or negative impacts for you and your community? What would they be?
  • Is there new or missing information that was not considered in the status report for this species? If so, can you provide it to us or tell us where to find it?

How can I share my comments?

All NWT residents are invited to submit comments on the assessments and potential listing of hairy braya and red-sided garter snake by November 1, 2024.

You can also reach the Conference of Management Authorities by contacting:

NWT Species at Risk Secretariat
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Phone (toll-free): 1-855-783-4301
Fax: 1-867-669-0905
Email: SARA@gov.nt.ca

Next steps

The Conference of Management Authorities will meet in December 2024 and February 2025 to consider all comments received. A summary of the information used by each Management Authority to make its decision will be found in the consensus agreement on listing for each species.

Listing decisions for hairy braya and red-sided garter snake are expected by July 2025.

Links

Hairy braya

Red-sided garter snake

Category
Engagement Opportunities