1. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑏᑦ
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓯᐅᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐲᑦ) ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᖅᓯᔪᑐᑦ ᐊᑖᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓴᒡᓕᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᑉ
In April 2008, the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) assessed the status of the Short-eared Owl. COSEWIC recommended that the Short-eared Owl should be considered a species of special concern. The purpose of this presentation is to provide you with information about the proposed listing, and to give the HTO an opportunity to provide your position and any information that you think should be considered by the Minister of Environment, and the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, when they decide whether or not the Short-eared Owl should be listed as Special Concern.
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑏᑦ
ᐋᒡᒐᓯ 2008
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2. ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓯᐅᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐲᑦ)
Here is a photo of a Short-eared Owl. They are about 34 to 42 cm long (13 to 16 inches).
They have small ear tufts which gives them their name.
Large yellow eyes.
34ᓂᒃ
43ᓄᑦ ᓴᓐᑎᒦᑕᑦ
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3. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ… ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕐᕆᓕᒥ ᒪᐃᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓐᓂᖏᑦ
ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ…
Drake Larsen
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕐᕆᓕᒥ ᒪᐃᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ
ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᓐᓂᖏᑦ
ᐃᕙᕙᓲᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ
ᐊᕕᙵᖅᑐᓲᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᒥᑭᒃᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒫᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᓲᓂᒃ
ᒪᓪ ᐅᐃᓪᓴᓐ
Short-eared Owls arrive in Nunavut in April or May.
They build their own nest and begin laying eggs by mid-June.
They lay an average of 5 eggs.
Females incubate the eggs for between 21 and 37 days
Short-eared Owls leave Nunavut by the end of October. It is not known where they winter.
They feed on lemmings and other small animals like that.

4. ᓇᔪᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ…
Short-eared Owls range all across Canada and they typically nest in open areas (like fields or tundra).
This photo was taken near a Short-eared Owl nest in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The nest was in the patch of low shrubs.
Rian Dickson

5. ᑕᑯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᕐᓄᒃᓯᐅᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐲᑦ) ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ (1971-2007)
Here are locations where Short-eared owls have been reported in Nunavut, the different colours just represent different years that sightings were reported. They seem to occur in most of Mainland Nunavut, but not in Baffin Region.

6. ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᔭᖓ: ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓗᓂ
ᐃᓚᒌᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐ5 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 40-ᓂ
23%u4 ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᖁᓕᓂᑦ
ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ:
ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᔪZᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖏᑦ
ᓇᔪZᖃᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᕙᕝᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓛᓂ
ᖁᐱᖅᕈᔭᐃᑏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ
COSEWIC has assessed the health of the Short-eared owl population in Canada and determined it to be a species of Special Concern. Special Concern means that it is sensitive to human or natural disturbances or threats, and although the population is not declining at a rate that is high enough for the species to be considered Endangered or Threatened, listing it as Special Concern would ensure that we manage it appropriately so it doesn’t become Endangered or Threatened.
This owl has experienced a continuing population decline over the past 40 years, and the population now is 23% smaller than it was 10 years ago.  
The major cause of decline for this owl is most likely habitat loss and degradation, especially coastal marshes and grasslands further south that are used as wintering grounds, but also grasslands in southern Canada that are used as breeding grounds. Habitat loss and fragmentation affect the ability of Short-eared Owls to find good nesting areas, reduces the food available to them and can increase the amount of predation. Also, pesticides have been found in the eggs of Short-eared Owls. More research is needed to determine the effects of such pesticide contamination.
It is worthwhile to note that this species nearly meets the criteria for Threatened status. They have declined about 23% in the last 10 years. If that number had been 30% in 10 years, COSEWIC would probably have assessed this owl as Threatened.
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7. ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᑦ?
ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᑦ?
ᐱᑦᑕᐃᓕᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅᑕ-ᔮᙱᑐᖅ
ᓇᔪᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕆᐊᑐᔮᖏᑦᑐᑦ
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ
What will it mean if Short-eared Owls are listed as Special Concern?
A national management plan will have to be prepared within 3 years of the species being listed. A management plan outlines what will be done to ensure the species doesn’t become endangered or threatened. A management plan will be written in cooperation with any interested Aboriginal organizations or Wildlife Management Boards, and it will involve all the provinces and territories that have short-eared owls. Nunavut communities will be given the opportunity to comment on the management plan.
Short-eared owls are under the management jurisdiction of the provinces and territories, although Environment Canada would play a role in ensuring that a national management plan under SARA is completed.
If the species is listed as Special Concern, there will be no additional restrictions on Short-eared Owls or their habitat under SARA. Any existing Territorial legislation would continue to apply.

8. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᕗᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᖁᔨᓕᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᕐᓴᕐᓯᐅᕈᑎᐅᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᖏᒻᒪᖔᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ
ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᖅᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖕᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕿᔨᖅᔪᐊᒃᑯᖏᑕ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᔨᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᖁᔭᐅᓕᖕᓂᖏᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᑕᐅᒍᒪᓂᖓᑕ ᓯᐅᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐲᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᑖᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓴᓪᓕᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖓᒍᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᒐᔭᕐᑐᑦ
Here are the next steps for deciding whether or not the Short-eared Owl will be listed as Special Concern under the Species at Risk Act. First, Hunters and Trappers Organizations in Nunavut communities will review this powerpoint and the other information provided in the consultation package. HTOs will then inform the Canadian Wildlife Service whether they support, oppose, or are indifferent to the proposed listing and also provide any other information that is relevant to the proposed listing. The Canadian Wildlife Service will report the results of the HTO consultations to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and to the Minister of Environment, who will then consider the HTOs’ views during the process to decide whether or not to list the Short-eared Owl under Species at Risk Act.

9. ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓯᐅᑦ (ᓯᐅᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐲᑦ) ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᒧᑦ?
The Canadian Wildlife Service wants to know your opinion about the proposed listing of the Short-eared Owl as Special Concern under the Species at Risk Act.
Do you have any information about short-eared owls that should be considered in the listing decision? Do you have any concerns about possible impacts on you, if short-eared owls are listed as Special Concern?
Please tell the Canadian Wildlife Service in writing if your HTO supports, does not support or is indifferent to the listing of the short-eared owl.
Contact Siu-Ling Han at the address on the screen to provide this information or to ask questions about the proposed listing of short-eared owls.
ᐊᑏ ᑭᐅᒋᑦ ᐅᒨᖓ:
ᓲᓕᖕ ᕼᐋᓐ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᖅᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ
ᑎᑎᖃᖃᐅᑎᖓ !&!$,
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ X0A 0H0
ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ
ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ
ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ
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