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Manitoba Species @ Risk InformationManitoba Conservation's Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch is responsible for the administration of the Endangered Species Act . Populations of species listed under the Act are monitored by the Branch and it's partners to better understand their current population status and threats to their habitat. With the exception of "vulnerable species", the following definitions are as declared as such by regulation under the Act.Extinct - Any species extirpated throughout its entire range Extirpated - Any species once native to Manitoba that has disappeared through all of its Manitoba range. Extirpated species may still be found elsewhere in their range, or in captivity Endangered - Any native Manitoba species threatened to disappear through all or most of its Manitoba range Threatened - Any native Manitoba species likely to become endangered or at risk due to low or declining numbers in Manitoba if the factors affecting it don't improve Vulnerable - Species not regulated under the Endangered Species Act but which could eventually be considered endangered or threatened if the factors affecting them do no improve Source: Manitoba Conservation, 2004 |
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