Frosted glass-whiskers (Sclerophora peronella) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 10

Existing Protection or Other Status Designations

Of the three known localities of S. peronella in Canada, the two from Nova Scotia are afforded provincial protective status as Crown Lands Wilderness Areas under the Wilderness Areas Act. The site in British Columbia, however, does not currently provide official protective status.

On an international level, the species is red listed in Austria, Denmark, Sweden and Finland but is not listed or proposed for listing under the United States Endangered Species Act or by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).  The species is not the subject of any international agreements, nor is it covered by any international conventions.  The Nature Conservancy has not given S. peronella a global rank or a Canadian national rank, nor does it have any state rank. It has not been assigned any provincial rank by the Conservation Data Centres or Natural Heritage Information Centres. Sclerophora peronella is not protected by any federal laws or any provincial/territorial wildlife acts or endangered species acts.

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