Critical Habitat for Species at Risk National Dataset - Canada

Critical Habitat for Species at Risk National Dataset - Canada This dataset displays the geographic areas within which critical habitat (CH) for terrestrial species at risk, listed on Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), occurs in Canada. Note that this includes only terrestrial species and species for which Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) lead. Under SARA, critical habitat is “the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species’ critical habitat in the recovery strategy or action plan for the species.” To precisely define what constitutes critical habitat for a particular species it is essential that this geospatial information be considered in conjunction with complementary information provided in a species’ recovery document. Recovery documents are available from the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html) for two posting stages (proposed and final posting). The recovery documents contain important information about the interpretation of the geospatial information, especially regarding the biological and environmental features (“biophysical attributes”) that complete the definition of a species’ critical habitat. Within any defined critical habitat geospatial boundary, not all of the area is necessarily critical habitat. It is important to note that recovery planning documents (and, therefore, critical habitat) may be amended from time to time as new information becomes available, which may occur after a document has been posted as proposed or final on the SAR Public Registry. The SAR Public Registry should always be considered as the main source for critical habitat information. In cases where the data are sensitive, the geographic area within which critical habitat occurs may be represented as grids. These are coarse grids (1, 10, 50 or 100 square kilometres) that serve as indicators to locate critical habitat in the recovery planning document. More detailed information on critical habitat may be made available on a need-to-know basis by contacting Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service at ec.planificationduretablissement-recoveryplanning.ec@canada.ca. The data is current as of the date of the most recent revision. 2024-03-01 Environment and Climate Change Canada scf-geocarto-cws-geomapping@ec.gc.ca Nature and EnvironmentScience and TechnologyCanadaCritical HabitatSpecies at Risk (SAR)Species at Risk Act (SARA)Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)Biological diversityMigratory BirdsNature and Biodiversity - HabitatHabitatsProtected speciesEnvironmentEndangered speciesProtect Species Well-BeingProtect and Restore SpeciesNational (CA)Canadian Wildlife ServiceWildlife Assessment and Information1.1.2 Species at RiskUnclassified Critical HabitatESRI REST https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/CWS_SCF/CriticalHabitat/MapServer/0 Critical HabitatESRI REST https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/CWS_SCF/HabitatEssentiel/MapServer/0 Critical HabitatWMS https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/CWS_SCF/CriticalHabitat/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS Critical HabitatWMS https://maps-cartes.ec.gc.ca/arcgis/services/CWS_SCF/HabitatEssentiel/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS Critical HabitatFGDB/GDB https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/species/protectrestore/critical-habitat-species-at-risk-canada/CriticalHabitat.gdb.zip Critical HabitatFGDB/GDB https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/species/protectrestore/critical-habitat-species-at-risk-canada/HabitatEssentiel.gdb.zip Critical Habitat - Data DictionaryXLSX https://data-donnees.ec.gc.ca/data/species/protectrestore/critical-habitat-species-at-risk-canada/HE_CH_DictionnaireDonnees_DataDictionary.xlsx

This dataset displays the geographic areas within which critical habitat (CH) for terrestrial species at risk, listed on Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), occurs in Canada. Note that this includes only terrestrial species and species for which Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) lead.

Under SARA, critical habitat is “the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species’ critical habitat in the recovery strategy or action plan for the species.”

To precisely define what constitutes critical habitat for a particular species it is essential that this geospatial information be considered in conjunction with complementary information provided in a species’ recovery document. Recovery documents are available from the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html) for two posting stages (proposed and final posting). The recovery documents contain important information about the interpretation of the geospatial information, especially regarding the biological and environmental features (“biophysical attributes”) that complete the definition of a species’ critical habitat. Within any defined critical habitat geospatial boundary, not all of the area is necessarily critical habitat.

It is important to note that recovery planning documents (and, therefore, critical habitat) may be amended from time to time as new information becomes available, which may occur after a document has been posted as proposed or final on the SAR Public Registry. The SAR Public Registry should always be considered as the main source for critical habitat information. In cases where the data are sensitive, the geographic area within which critical habitat occurs may be represented as grids. These are coarse grids (1, 10, 50 or 100 square kilometres) that serve as indicators to locate critical habitat in the recovery planning document.

More detailed information on critical habitat may be made available on a need-to-know basis by contacting Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service at ec.planificationduretablissement-recoveryplanning.ec@canada.ca.

The data is current as of the date of the most recent revision.

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