National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1125 Colonel by Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Department of Geography, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Sci Data. 2022 Jun 9;9(1):289. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01381-8.
Threatened species lists describe the conservation status of species and are key tools used to inform decisions for biodiversity conservation. These lists are rich in information obtained during status assessment and recovery planning processes, ranging from biological attributes to actions that support recovery. Data compiled from species lists allow for analyses, including assessing trends in threats, prioritizing actions, and identifying barriers to achieving recovery objectives. For legally protected species at risk of extinction in Canada, such analyses are challenging owing to a lack of comprehensive and accessible data reflecting information compiled from listing and recovery documents. To encourage ongoing synthesis and minimise duplication of efforts, we initiated CAN-SAR: a database of Canadian Species at Risk information. This transparent, open-access, and searchable database contains information transcribed from listing documents, including listing date, and derived variables. Derived variables required interpretation for which we developed standardised criteria to record information, including classification of recovery actions. The CAN-SAR database is updateable, and will contribute towards improved recovery planning to safeguard species of conservation concern.
受威胁物种名录描述了物种的保护状况，是用于为生物多样性保护决策提供信息的关键工具。这些名录中包含了在物种状况评估和恢复规划过程中获得的丰富信息，包括支持恢复的生物属性和行动。从物种名录中汇编的数据可用于分析，包括评估威胁趋势、确定优先行动以及确定实现恢复目标的障碍。对于在加拿大面临灭绝风险的受法律保护的物种，由于缺乏全面和易于获取的数据来反映从列入清单和恢复文件中汇编的信息，因此进行此类分析具有挑战性。为了鼓励持续综合并尽量减少工作重复，我们启动了 CAN-SAR：加拿大濒危物种信息数据库。这个透明、开放获取且可搜索的数据库包含从清单文件转录的信息，包括列入清单的日期和派生变量。派生变量需要进行解释，我们为此制定了标准化标准来记录信息，包括恢复行动的分类。CAN-SAR 数据库是可更新的，将有助于改进恢复规划，以保护具有保护意义的物种。
