Horned lark, strigata subspecies COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10

Existing Protection or Other Status

The Horned Lark, strigata subspecies is protected by the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 which makes it illegal to possess migratory birds or their nests. It is also protected as wildlife under the British Columbia Wildlife Act, which prohibits shooting, trapping, poisoning or any other measure of killing of wildlife, or the disturbance or destruction of eggs or active nests.

In British Columbia, the Horned Lark, strigata subspecies is ranked as G5T2 globally and as historical (SH) provincially by the BC Conservation Data Centre (Fraser et al. 1999). It is currently on the Red List as a candidate for designation as an endangered species (Fraser et al. 1999). In Washington, it is listed as a candidate for the Washington State Endangered Species List and in Oregon, it is designated as a State Sensitive Species with “critical status” (Rogers 2000). In October of 2001, the US Fish and Wildlife Service elevated Horned Lark, strigata subspecies from a species of concern, to a “candidate” for the endangered species list (USFWS 2002).

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