Phoca vitulina mellonae | COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2007)

Taxa
Phoca vitulina ssp. mellonae | Doutt, 1942
Phoca vitulina mellonae |
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2007)
NRL Record ID
96370
Location
Countries in Assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Harbour Seal Lacs des Loups Marins subspecies (English)
Phoque commun de la sous-espèce des Lacs des Loups Marins (Français)
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Quebec
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered; En voie de disparition
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment rationale/justification
This land-locked subspecies is endemic to Québec and may number as few as 100 individuals. It inhabits a small series of lakes in northern Québec and is the only subspecies to live entirely in fresh water. The population has declined due to hunting and may still be declining. Proposed hydro-electric development would cause pervasive changes to the habitat.; Cette sous-espèce confinée aux eaux intérieures est endémique au Québec, et sa population pourrait compter aussi peu que 100 individus. Elle habite dans un petit groupe de lacs dans le nord du Québec et est la seule sous-espèce à  vivre uniquement en eau douce. La population a connu, et connaà®t peut-être encore, un déclin causé par la chasse. Des aménagements hydroélectriques proposés causeraient des changements considérables à  l'habitat.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 2008. Environment Canada.
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Assessment
Criteria system used
Modified_IUCN
Criteria Citation
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2007)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Supplementary Links

COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada/ COSEPAC- Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada; SARA Registry- Species at Risk Public Registry; Registre de la LEP- Registre public des espèces en péril

Endemism
Endemic to region
Yes
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Yes
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Further information
History
Designated Special Concern in April 1996. Status re-examined and designated Endangered in November 2007.; Espèce désignée ' préoccupante ' en avril 1996. Réexamen du statut : l'espèce a été désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en novembre 2007.
Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Phoca vitulina ssp. mellonae Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Phocidae Phoca
Phoca vitulina mellonae Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Phocidae Phoca