American Marten (Martes americana): COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the American Marten Martes americana atrata Newfoundland population in Canada
Table of contents
- COSEWIC Assessment Summary
- COSEWIC Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Population
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements and Authorities Consulted
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writer
Threatened 2007
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC 2007. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the American marten (Newfoundland population) Martes americana atrata in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 26 pp.
Previous reports
COSEWIC 2000. COSEWIC assessment and update status report the Newfoundland marten Martes americana atrata in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vi + 9 pp.
Lemon, J. 1996. Update COSEWIC status report on the Newfoundland marten Martes americana atrata in Canada (Newfoundland population). Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1-9 pp.
Skinner, W. R. 1979. COSEWIC status report on the Newfoundland pine marten Martes americana atrata in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 14 pp.
Snyder, J. E. 1985. Update COSEWIC status report on the Newfoundland marten Martes americana atrata in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 42 pp.
Production notes
COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Brian Slough for writing the status report on the American marten, Martes americana atrata (Newfoundland population) in Canada, prepared under contract with Environment Canada, overseen and edited by Marco Festa-Bianchet, Co-chair (Terrestrial Mammals), COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals Species Specialist Subcommittee.
In 2007, the common name Newfoundland Marten Martes americana atrata, was changed to American marten (Newfoundland population) Martes americana atrata. Please note that the species is still referred to as Newfoundland marten in this update report.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819-953-3215
Fax: 819-994-3684
COSEWIC E-mail
COSEWIC Website
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Cover illustration
American marten -- Photographer: John Gosse.
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2007
Catalogue No. CW69-14/46-2007E-PDF
ISBN 978-0-662-46021-3
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