Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) COSEWIC assessment and status report
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Narwhal (Monodon Monoceros) in Canada COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Narwhal Monodon Monoceros in Canada
Table of contents
- Assessment Summary
- Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status
- Summary of Status Report
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writer
- Personal Communications / Authorities Contacted
Special concern 2004
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 2004. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the narwhal Monodon monoceros in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 50 pp.
Previous Report
Campbell, R.R., P. Richard and J.T. Strong. 1986. COSEWIC status report on the narwhal Monodon monoceros in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 60 pp.
Strong, J.T. 1987. Update COSEWIC status report on the narwhal Monodon monoceros in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 25 pp.
Production note:
COSEWIC would like to acknowledge D.B. Stewart for writing the update status report on the narwhal Monodon monoceros prepared under contract with Environment Canada, overseen and edited by Andrew Trites, the COSEWIC Marine Mammals Species Specialist Subcommittee Co-chair.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel.: (819) 997-4991 / (819) 953-3215
Fax: (819) 994-3684
COSEWIC E-mail
COSEWIC Website
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur la situation du narval (Monodon monoceros) au Canada - Mise à jour.
Cover illustration
Narwhal – Drawing of an adult male narwhal (Monodon monoceros). Artist Ray Phillips; © Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada reproduced with permission.
©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2004
Catalogue Nº. CW69-14/420-2005E-PDF
ISBN 0-662-39838-6
HTML: CW69-14/420-2005E-HTML
ISBN 0-662-39839-4
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