Snakes, turtle added to endangered list:[FINAL Edition]
The Gazette Montreal, Que.:Jun 19, 1991.  p. B1/BREAK 

Article types:	COLUMN
Dateline:	OTTAWA
Column Name:	NEWSLINE IN BRIEF
Section:	NEWS
Publication title:	The Gazette. Montreal, Que.: Jun 19, 1991.  pg. B.1.BRE
Source Type:	Newspaper
ISSN/ISBN:	03841294
ProQuest document ID:	165172961
Text Word Count	142
Article URL:	http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=309&VInst=PROD&VName=PQD&VType=PQD&Fmt=3&did=000000165172961&clientId=17280

Abstract (Article Summary)

The endangered snakes are the Blue Racer and the Lake Erie watersnake. The eastern Massasauga rattlesnake and the eastern spiny softshell turtle are threatened. All are found in southern parts of Ontario or Quebec.

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OTTAWA - Three snakes and a freshwater turtle have been added to Canada's list of endangered and threatened species.

Several other species, including polar bears and grizzly bears, have been placed in the vulnerable category, indicating there is potential danger which requires careful monitoring.

The endangered snakes are the Blue Racer and the Lake Erie watersnake. The eastern Massasauga rattlesnake and the eastern spiny softshell turtle are threatened. All are found in southern parts of Ontario or Quebec.

In all, 193 wildlife species are considered at risk and another 19 have already become extinct or disappeared from their Canadian range, says the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. The committee, made up of experts from federal, provincial and private agencies, says 21 species have been added to the list or moved to higher-risk categories in the assessment this year.