What species are at risk in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
The plants and animals of Cape Breton Highlands National Park include a number of species at risk. Five of these are now extinct, extirpated from the Maritime provinces, or endangered. See this table for a list of species that are present or have once occurred in the park. The wildlife and flora listed here was assessed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSWEIC).
| Extirpated | Endangered | Threatened | Special concern | Being assessed | Not assessed | Not at risk |
| Birds | ||||||
| - | - | Bicknell's thrush | Short-eared owl | - | - | - |
| - | - | Chimney swift | Evening grosbeak | - | - | - |
| - | - | Common nighthawk | Rusty blackbird | - | - | - |
| - | - | Olive-sided flycatcher | Eastern wood-pewee | - | - | - |
| - | - | Barn swallow | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | Bank swallow | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | Canada warbler | - | - | - | - |
| Bumblebees | ||||||
| - | - | - | Yellow-banded bumblebee | - | - | - |
| Fish | ||||||
| - | Atlantic salmon - Eastern Cape Breton population | American eel | Striped bass | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | Atlantic salmon - Gaspé - sGSL population | - | - | - |
| Lichens | ||||||
| - | - | Black-foam lichen | - | - | - | - |
| Mammals | ||||||
| Woodland caribou - Atlantic Gaspésie population | Little brown bat | - | - | - | American marten | Canada lynx |
| Eastern wolf | Northern bat | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vascular plants | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | Black ash | - | - |
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