Recent Data Changes

Last updated on August 7, 2024

The BC Conservation Data Centre annually releases updates to conservation status ranks of selected species and ecological communities, additions of new species and ecological communities in BC, and changes in species taxonomy and ecological community classifications based on the most recent scientific data and information available.

2024 changes (released August 2024) are now available through the BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, including:

Taxonomy and provincial conservation status ranks for species
- Animal 2024 Changes
- Vascular Plants, Lichens, Macrofungi & Slime Molds 2024 Changes
Classification and provincial conservation status ranks for ecological communities
- Ecological Communities 2024 Changes

Read the 2024 CDC data update email (pdf).

View rank, taxonomy and classification updates from previous years.

Archive of changes

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