COSEWIC assessment and status report on the spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, in Canada .: CW69-14/257-2016E-PDF
"The continuing decline of this species in Ontario and Québec is attributed to very low recruitment that has resulted from loss of nesting habitat. Suitable nesting and basking sites have been lost and/or degraded by development, altered water regimes (e.g., dams, floods, erosion of river banks), invasive plants, recreational use, and illegal harvest of individuals. Without nest protection, few eggs survive predation by an increased abundance of mammals. Designated Threatened in April 1991. Status re-examined and confirmed in May 2002. Status re-examined and designated Endangered in April 2016"--Assessment summary, p. iii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. |
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| Title | COSEWIC assessment and status report on the spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, in Canada . |
| Variant title | Spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, in Canada COSEWIC status report on the spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera, in Canada |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Earlier edition | COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Spiny softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera, in Canada |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Also available in French under title: Évaluation et rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la tortue molle à épines, Apalone spinifera, au Canada. Cover title. "Endangered, 2016." “COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Patrick Galois and Martin Ouellet for writing the original drafts of the status report [...]. This report was [...] overseen and edited by Ronald Brooks and Jim Bogart, consecutive Cochairs of the COSEWIC Amphibian and Reptile Species Specialist Subcommittee”--Production note, p. [ii]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 25-33). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Environment Canada, c2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Galois, Patrick. Ouellet, Martin. Brooks, Ronald J. |
| Description | xiii, 38 p. : col. map |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-05761-3 |
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| Subject terms | Endangered species Reptiles Nature conservation |
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