Lake Sturgeon and the Species At Risk Act (SARA)

• In April 2006 COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) assessed most Manitoba and Saskatchewan populations of lake sturgeon as Endangered.
• A process is now underway to determine if lake sturgeon should be listed as Endangered under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA)
• For more information visit:
  • Species at Risk Act (SARA) website
  • Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) website