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Municipality of the County of Lunenburg
There are 11 species at risk including: 1 fish, 3 reptiles, 1 bird, 2 mammals, and 4 plants. 

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Atlantic Whitefish (Coregonus canadensis)
National Status - Endangered
Provincial Status - Endangered
Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingi)
National Status - Threatened
Provincial Status - Endangered
Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta)
National Status - Special Concern
Provincial Status - Vulnerable
Eastern Ribbonsnake (Thamnophis sauritus)
National Status - Threatened
Provincial Status - Threatened
Piping Plover (Charadrius melodius)
Nationally - Endangered
Provincially - Endangered
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)
National Status - Special Concern
Provincial Status - not listed
Moose (Mainland Population) (Alces alces americana)
Nationally - not listed
Provincially - Endangered
Redroot (Lacnanthes caroliana
National Status - Threatened
Provincial Status - Threatened
Long's Bulrush (Scirpus longii
National Status - Special Concern
Provincial Status - Vulnerable
Eastern Lilaeopsis (Lilaeopsis chinensis
National Status - Special Concern
Provincial Status - not listed
Golden-crest (Lophiola aurea
National Status - Threatened
Provincial Status - Threatened
Visit the Species Status Page for an explanation of national & provincial status.

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