Conservation Status
This species has been identified as threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). It is listed under the Canadian federal Species at Risk Act and was afforded protection under it as of June 2004. According to the 2001 COSEWIC assessment of this species, it has not been given international protection status. As of May 2008, it is not listed or categorized on the IUCN Red List.
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