The Species Status Advisory Committee (SSAC) was established under the Endangered Species Act. The SSAC’s role is to review and recommend to the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture designations and re-designations of species based on the best scientific knowledge available, and on traditional and local ecological knowledge about the species.
SSAC Seeking Expressions of Interest
The SSAC is currently looking for authors to write status reports for the following species:
Group | Common Name | Latin Name | Report Status |
---|---|---|---|
Vascular plant | Eastern Star Sedge | Carex radiata | Seeking author |
Vascular plant | Ascending Moonwort | Botrychium ascendens | Seeking author |
Vascular plant | Common Dodder | Cuscuta gronovii | Seeking author |
Vascular plant | Menzie’s Rattlesnake Plantain | Goodyera oblongifolia | Seeking author |
Vascular plant | Hops | Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides | Seeking author |
Vascular plant | Mermaidweed | Proserpinaca pectinata | Seeking author |
Lichen | Matchstick Lichen | Pilophorus fibula | Seeking author |
Lichen | Wrinkled Shield Lichen | Pannaria lurida subsp. russellii | Seeking author |
Fish | Mummichog | Fundulus heteroclitus | Seeking author |
Each of these contracts may include associated fieldwork/inventories to be completed along with the status report preparation. The SSAC maintains priority lists for the following taxonomic groups which it uses to determine the expression of interest list:
- Vascular plants (10 KB)
- Lichens (9 KB)
- Birds
- Mammals
- Mosses
- Freshwater Fishes
- Amphibians
- Invertebrates
For further information, please contact:
Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture, Wildlife Division
Telephone: (709) 637-2025