Have Your Say on NWT Species at Risk

Press Release

YELLOWKNIFE (August 14, 2025) – The public is invited to comment on two proposed listings under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act.

The Act provides a process to assess which wild species are at risk of disappearing from the Northwest Territories (NWT), identify threats facing those species, and identify actions to help them recover.

The NWT List of Species at Risk is the official list of species at risk under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act.

Listing proposals

Northern leopard frog is being considered for up-listing to Endangered on the NWT List of Species at Risk. It is currently listed as a Threatened species but was reassessed as Endangered in April 2025. Endangered means the species could disappear from the NWT in the near future.

Western toad is being considered for re-listing as Threatened on the NWT List of Species at Risk. This species is currently listed as Threatened and was reassessed in April 2025 with no change in status. Threatened means it could become Endangered if nothing is done to reverse the factors putting it at risk.

How can I share my comments?

All NWT residents are invited to submit comments on the listing proposals by November 15, 2025.

⦁ Take our surveys
⦁ Northern leopard frog o Western toad
⦁ Send an email
⦁ Give us a call

Additional species information and supporting documents, including status reports, assessments, management plan and progress report are available at www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca.

You can also reach the Conference of Management Authorities by contacting:

NWT Species at Risk Secretariat

Toll-free: 1-855-783-4301

Fax: 1-867-873-0221

Email: SARA@gov.nt.ca

Quick facts

⦁ Listing decisions are made by the Conference of Management Authorities (CMA).

⦁ The CMA is the group of wildlife co-management boards and governments that share responsibility for the conservation and recovery of species at risk in the NWT.

⦁ The listing proposals are developed by the CMA based on recommendations from the NWT Species at Risk Committee (SARC). Assessments are based on species status reports that include the best available Indigenous, community and scientific knowledge.

Links

⦁ Northern leopard frog

⦁ Western toad

⦁ Fact sheets:

⦁ Northern leopard frog o Western toad

⦁ Status Report and Assessment for Canadian Toad, Western Toad and Northern Leopard Frog in the NWT (2025)

⦁ Management Plan for Amphibians in the Northwest Territories (2017)

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