Local Species At Risk

The Straitwatch program provides education about and monitoring of all marine mammals and sea birds in the area that are subject to viewing pressures. COSEWIC lists some of these species as at-risk. The table below lists the species that COSEWIC has listed in our area.

If you would like to learn more about any of the species please check out the SPECIES AT RISK website at www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca

Photo	Species Name (common & Latin)	COSEWIC Status (listed date)
	Killer whale - NE Pacific southern resident population - Orcinus orca	Endangered (November 2001)
	Killer whale - NE Pacific northern resident population - Orcinus orca Killer whale - NE Pacific transient population - Orcinus orca Killer whale - NE Pacific offshore population - Orcinus orca	Threatened (November 2001)
	Minke Whale - North Pacific population Balaenoptera Acutorostrata	Under Review
	Humpback whale - North Pacific population - Megaptera Novaeangliae	Threatened (April 1985)
	Fin Whale - Pacific population - Balenoptera Physalus	Threatened (May 2005)
	Gray Whale - NE Pacific population - Eschrichtius Robustus	Special Concern (May 2004)
	Pacific White-Sided Dolphin - Pacific population Lagenorhynchus Obliquidens	Not at Risk (April 1990)
	Harbour Porpoise - Pacific population Phocoena Phocoena	Special Concern (November 2003)
	Dall’s Porpoise - Pacific population Phocoenoides Dalli	Not at Risk (April 1989)
	Sea Otter - Pacific population Enhydra lutris	Threatened (May 2000)
	Steller Sea Lion - Pacific population Eumetopias Jubatus	Special Concern (November 2003)
	Northern Elephant Seal - Pacific population Mirounga Angustirostris	Not at Risk (April 1986)
	Pacific Great Blue Heron - BC population Ardea Herodias Fannini	Special Concern (April 1997)
img	Marbled Murrelet - BC population Brachyramphus Marmoratus	Threatened (November 2000)
img	Ancient Murrelet - BC population Aynthliboramphus Antiquus	Special Concern (April 1993)