Ecosystems and Species at Risk

Ecosystems and Species at Risk Resources

Throughout the 1990s, the Environmental Stewardship Division of the Ministry of Environment created a series of brochures to profile various wildlife species considered to be biologically "at risk" in the province. The brochure series explains:

what these species look like;
how they reproduce;
what they eat;
where they live;
why they are at risk, and
what the public can do to help.

Burrowing Owl

For further information, see
Species at Risk Program
Introduction to Species at Risk

The series also includes a brochure that explains the way species at risk are evaluated by environmental agencies and provides a framework for the entire classification program. Click on the links below to read the brochures.

BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer: Species and Ecosystems Search	Rare Invertebrates of the South Okanagan
Badger	Sage Thrasher
Burrowing Owl	Spotted Bat
Extinct and Extirpated Species	Townsend's Big-Eared Bat
Butterflies of Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands	Townsend's Mole
Great Basin Spadefoot Toad	Western Rattlesnake
Rare Grassland Plants	White-headed Woodpecker

Another series was developed to provide information about BC's endangered geographical regions. The ecosystems at risk brochures explain:

unique features and characteristics of the endangered areas;
reasons for the at risk classification;
ways to protect the areas; and the
history of the regions.

To read the brochures, click on the links below.

Antelope-brush Ecosystems

Cottonwood Riparian Ecosystems of the Southern Interior

Garry Oak Ecosystems