Introduction
The Purpose of this NWMB written hearing            is  to publicly consider the proposed listing of  Red Knot-rufa subspecies  as an endangered species under the federal Species at  Risk.
If a species            is listed as endangered, it means that the  species is facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
The Government of Canada's             Department of Environment, Canadian Wildlife  Service has filed,  in  Inuktitut and  English, a Proposal for NWMB Decision to list  Red Knot-rufa subspecies as an endangered species. That Proposal, along   with other documents comprising the best available information to date,  is  available for review or download from the NWMB’s website.
By December  2009, the NWMB plans to publish the hearing rules and provide             public notice            with respect to deadlines for the filing of   written submissions            responding to the Proposal for Decision.