{ "culture": "en-CA", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This dataset displays the geographic areas within which critical habitat (CH) for terrestrial species at risk, listed on Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), occurs in Canada. Note that this includes only terrestrial species and species for which Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) lead. \n\nTo understand where critical habitat is present for a particular species it is essential that this geospatial information be considered in conjunction with complementary information provided in a species\u2019 recovery document. Recovery documents are available from the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html) for two posting stages (proposed and final posting). The recovery documents contain important information about the interpretation of the geospatial information, especially regarding the biological and environmental features (\u201cbiophysical attributes\u201d) that complete the definition of a species\u2019 critical habitat. Within any defined critical habitat geospatial boundary, not all of the area is necessarily critical habitat.", "description": "

This layer displays the Species at Risk (SAR) Critical Habitat polygonal data, by taxon group, identified in Recovery Documents that have been posted on the SAR Registry as Final.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>", "summary": "This dataset displays the geographic areas within which critical habitat (CH) for terrestrial species at risk, listed on Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), occurs in Canada. Note that this includes only terrestrial species and species for which Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Parks Canada Agency (PCA) lead. \n\nTo understand where critical habitat is present for a particular species it is essential that this geospatial information be considered in conjunction with complementary information provided in a species\u2019 recovery document. Recovery documents are available from the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html) for two posting stages (proposed and final posting). The recovery documents contain important information about the interpretation of the geospatial information, especially regarding the biological and environmental features (\u201cbiophysical attributes\u201d) that complete the definition of a species\u2019 critical habitat. Within any defined critical habitat geospatial boundary, not all of the area is necessarily critical habitat.", "title": "Critical habitat area by group", "tags": [ "Critical Habitat", "Species at Risk (SAR)", "Species at Risk Act (SARA)", "Canada", "Species", "Wildlife", "Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)", "Biological diversity", "Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC)" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 0, "maxScale": 0, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "The data is compiled and managed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), in collaboration with federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions.", "licenseInfo": "

Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV>" }