Eastslope sculpin COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 1

Common name:
"Eastslope" sculpin (St. Mary and Milk river populations)

Scientific name:
Cottus Sp.

Status:
Threatened

Reason for designation:
This species has a very restricted area of occurrence in the St. Mary and Milk rivers in Canada where it has been impacted by habitat loss and degradation from water diversion, conditions that have been exacerbated in recent years by drought.

Occurrence:
Alberta

Status history:
Designated Threatened in May 2005. Assessment based on a new status report.