Data Changes

Last updated on August 6, 2026

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

2025 changes (released September 2025) are available through the BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

Read the 2025 CDC data update announcement here. Full details below.

Animals

Plants, Fungi, Lichens & Slime Molds

Ecological Communities

View rank, taxonomy and classification updates from previous years.

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