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The Rusty-Cord moss should have its status changed from "…

- - - - The global range of this species in Canada is >95%
        
        This means that Canada is the main location of this plant and that we should be extra careful in the preservation of the species due to this
        
        the number of documented Rusty Cord-moss locations has increased to 17
        
        Two of the new locations in British Columbia support larger subpopulations of Rusty Cord-moss, greatly increasing the documented abundance of the moss in Canada
        
        Five of the new locations are in southwestern Saskatchewan
      - Found in arid and semiarid regions of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington
      - Restricted to seasonally damp, saline, usually silt- or clay-rich soil at the edges of open ponds, lakes, sloughs, and seepage slopes in relatively dry environments
        
        Flat to very gentle slopes within a low-growing vegetation zone adjacent to saline-deposit crust
        
        Unshaded open areas at relatively low elevations in sagebrush, grassland, and open forests
        
        not been found in sites where creeping moss species, such as Common Hookmoss, dominate, although it may be found in areas adjacent to hook-moss
- - - - Believed to be fixable through livestock control (with the cooperation of land managers)
        
        This is under the assumption that cattle owners would be willing to give up precious ranching land in favour for conservation
        
        With a higher conservation status there could be more enforcement to protect the habitat of this species and restrict the livestock movements within this habitat
      - Particularly cattle, but sometimes horses as well
        
        Canada produces approximately 1.55 million tonnes of beef annually. In 2019, Canada's beef industry exported $3.1 billion (409,967 tonnes) of beef, representing 41 per cent of domestic production. This is a new record high in beef export value
        
        In BC (the area where this species numbers are highest), there are approximately 195,000 beef cows. Adding the annual calf crop, yearlings, and bulls there are approximately 621,000 head of beef cattle in the province at any time.
      - Highest threat to the species
    - - Meaning that it will change the water levels and habitat moisture which is crucial for the species
- - - - This shows that the government does not know enough about the species to completely dismiss the species and "special concern" as there is yet to learn about the trends of species mortality and "birth" rates
        
        Reason for change of status
        
        The known distribution and abundance of this moss has increased significantly due to field and collection research since the species was first assessed by COSEWIC in 2004, resulting in decreased extinction risk
        
        now known from both British Columbia and Saskatchewan, and considerable unexplored potential habitat exists
        
        The reason they are not considered endangered is due to the discovery of other populations in the wild, NOT because they were successful in the recovery project
        
        There is no information to indicate that the species was previously more widespread, therefore an objective to actively increase the number of populations is also not appropriate
        
        Due to this fact they believe that this may allow for down-listing of the species from endangered to special concern
        
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        they acknowledge that the species remains at risk and could become Threatened unless threats are mitigated with demonstrable effectiveness
        
        From what I have learned it seems as though the species should already be considered threatened as threats have not diminished
        
        The overall threat impact to the species is rated as Medium-low