Description of critical habitat for the Sprague’s Pipit and Swift Fox in the Prairie National Wildlife Area (unit number 11) 2018

The Sprague’s Pipit (Anthus spragueii) is a songbird listed as threatened on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act and is a migratory bird protected under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994. In Canada, the Sprague’s Pipit breeds in southwest Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta.

The Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) is also listed as threatened on Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act. In Canada, Swift Fox occur in the southernmost portion of Saskatchewan and Alberta, near the border of the two provinces.

The Action Plan for Multiple Species at Risk in Southwestern Saskatchewan: South of the Divide identifies the critical habitat for both the Sprague’s Pipit and the Swift Fox in a number of areas, including within a federally protected area.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to subsection 58(2) of the Species at Risk Act, subsection 58(1) of that Act applies, 90 days after publication of this notice, to the critical habitat of the Spague’s Pipit and Swift Fox -- identified in the Action Plan for these species that is included on the Species at Risk Public Registry -- and found within Prairie National Wildlife Area (unit number 11), described in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Area Regulations made pursuant to the Canada Wildlife Act.

Interested parties are invited to contact Environment and Climate Change Canada by email at ec.protectionep-sarprotection.ec@canada.ca to request clarification regarding the location, biophysical attributes and protection of the critical habitat for these species. However, some details may be withheld to protect these species and their critical habitat.

February 17, 2018

Mary Jane Roberts
Director
Species at Risk Act Management and Regulatory Affairs
Canadian Wildlife Service

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