COSEWIC status appraisal summary on the Pacific water shrew, Sorex bendirii, in Canada .: CW69-14/2-57-2016E-PDF
"This shrew is restricted to British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and adjacent low valleys. It is rare there, associated with freshwater streams and adjacent wet habitats. Urban development, agriculture, and forestry have reduced the amount and quality of habitat. There is an inferred and projected ongoing decline in habitat and subpopulations in much of its range in Canada. Designated Threatened in April 1994 and in May 2000. Status re-examined and designated Endangered in April 2006. Status re-examined and confirmed 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 status appraisal summary on the Pacific water shrew, Sorex bendirii, in Canada . |
| Variant title | Pacific water shrew, Sorex bendirii, in Canada |
| Publication type | Monograph |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Sommaire du statut de l’espèce du COSEPAC sur le musaraigne de bendire, Sorex bendirii, au Canada. Cover title. "Endangered, 2016." “COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Sarah Bird and Luke Crevier for writing the status appraisal summary [...]. This report was overseen and edited by Graham Forbes, Co-chair of the COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals Specialist Subcommittee [...]”--Production note, p. [ii]. Includes bibliographical references (p. viii-x). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Environment Canada, c2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Bird, Sarah. Crevier, Luke. Forbes, Graham. |
| Description | xviii p. : col. maps |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-05775-0 |
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| Subject terms | Endangered species Mammals Nature conservation |