Threatened or Endangered and Invasive Alien Species
Trends
Between 2008 and 2018, the number of threatened or endangered species in Ontario increased significantly.
Between 1970 and 2016, there was a substantial increase in the number of threatened or endangered species in Canada.
Sources
Ministère de la Forêt, de la Faune et des Parcs. Gestion des espèces fauniques menacées ou vulnérables (in French only)
Ontario. Species at risk in Ontario
Government of Canada. Canadian Species Index
Methodological note
Source updated since the previous update: different sources for each jurisdiction. The indicator includes alternate views to reflect the different observation periods and the lack of data on invasive alien species in Ontario and Canada.