Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators

Page 6 of 19 Status of selected groups of wild species Key results 2 Not all groups of species face the same level of threat. [...] Every 5 years, a Wild Species report by the Canadian Endangered Species Conservation Council provides information on a large number of Canadian wild species to assess the general status of species and species groups. [...] Why these indicators are important The indicators provide a measure of extinction risk and an indication of the overall state of biodiversity in Canada, since the loss of a species is a loss of biodiversity. [...] Related indicators Changes in the status of species at risk tracks changes in the level of risk for species assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, using different categories than used here. [...] The Wild Species 2015: The General Status of Species in Canada report assessed the conservation status of 29 848 species in 34 species groups occurring in Canada.