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Long-toed salamander occupancy trends in the Kananaskis

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The Alberta Wild Species General Status Listing (GOA 2010) classifies the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) as Sensitive because the distribution may be declining due to vulnerability... More ≫

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The Alberta Wild Species General Status Listing (GOA 2010) classifies the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) as Sensitive because the distribution may be declining due to vulnerability to habitat alteration associated with industrial, recreational, and transportation development. This report provides an update on the population trends of long-toed salamanders in the Bow Valley and Kananaskis area.

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List of Elements in Alberta - vertebrates

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List of vertebrates documented for the province of Alberta including native as well as exotic (introduced) species.

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Fish and wildlife internet mapping tool : metadata guide

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This guide provides users of the Fish and Wildlife Internet Mapping Tool with a listing of Alberta Environment and Parks datasets relevant to fish and wildlife species inventory data.

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Invasive DNA collection from wildlife species

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Research on some species must be done according to specific protocols. This addendum to class protocols #001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 010, 012 applies to the procedures for invasive DNA... More ≫

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Research on some species must be done according to specific protocols. This addendum to class protocols #001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 007, 008, 009, 010, 012 applies to the procedures for invasive DNA collection including buccal swabs, whole blood, tissue biopsy darting and hair/feather pluck. This addendum was adopted on July 22, 2013.

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Alberta Wildlife Animal Care Committee class protocol #003 : capture and handling of amphibians

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Research on some species must be done according to specific protocols. The class protocol # 003 applies to handling, trapping and marking of adult and/or larval amphibians. This protocol was... More ≫

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Research on some species must be done according to specific protocols. The class protocol # 003 applies to handling, trapping and marking of adult and/or larval amphibians. This protocol was adopted on February 11, 2005.

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Analysis of researching amphibian numbers in Alberta (RANA) project : amphibian captures at pitfall trapping sites 1997-2008

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Declines in amphibian populations at local, regional and global scales have focused attention on this group of vertebrates. Of the 10 amphibian species in Alberta, seven are listed as "at risk" by... More ≫

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Declines in amphibian populations at local, regional and global scales have focused attention on this group of vertebrates. Of the 10 amphibian species in Alberta, seven are listed as "at risk" by provincial or federal agencies. In response to concern about amphibians populations, and a lack of amphibian monitoring in the province, the Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA) program was initiated in 1997 with two main objectives: to collect long-term information on amphibian populations, and to increase public awareness of the importance of amphibians and wetland conservation. Seven RANA sites were established in Alberta and monitored using pitfall trapping at a designated poind within each study area. This report presents an analysis of pitfall trapping data collected between 1997 and 2008.

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Occurrence and prevalence of chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian species of Alberta

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Infectious diseases are one of a suite of factors implicated in the declines and extinctions of amphibians worldwide. One such disease, chytridiomycosis, is caused by the chytrid fungus... More ≫

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Infectious diseases are one of a suite of factors implicated in the declines and extinctions of amphibians worldwide. One such disease, chytridiomycosis, is caused by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Chytrid fungus was discovered in Alberta in 1999 from necropsies of several specimens of boreal toads and northern leopard frogs collected near Caroline. In late 2006, a pilot-study was conducted to determine whether Bd was present at northern leopard frog sites in southern Alberta. The detection of Bd at multiple sites, and in a provincially Threatened species, led to the expansion of Bd surveillance to other areas of the province, and to other amphibian species between 2007 and 2010. The results, reported in this study, provide a base-line for the occurrence and prevalence of Bd in Alberta. This information is required for the effective conservation and management of a broad suite of amphibian species, many of which are of high conservation concern in Alberta.

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Habitat suitability index for the northern leopard frog in Alberta : model derivation and validation

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Alberta's northern leopard frog recovery plan identifies habitat modelling as an action item. A habitat model could aid in predicting location sites that support previously unknown populations and... More ≫

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Alberta's northern leopard frog recovery plan identifies habitat modelling as an action item. A habitat model could aid in predicting location sites that support previously unknown populations and as a tool in the assessment of reintroduction sites. In 2005, a detailed population survey was undertaken to document the distribution and abundance of current northern leopard frog populations in Alberta. That data provided background for a number of management and research initiatives listed in the recovery plan, and was instrumental in the development of the northern leopard frog Habitat Suitability Index (HIS) model, which is reported here. Two data sets were used to test the model and it was found that the model appears to have some predictive power. In hopes of locating new populations, the model will be applied in the 2010 northern leopard frog provincial survey, to target specific areas in sub-drainages that have received little attention in the past.

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Researching amphibian numbers in Alberta (RANA) : 2005 provincial summary

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The Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA) program was initiated in 1997 in response to the global decline of amphibians and aims to establish long-term amphibian population and... More ≫

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The Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA) program was initiated in 1997 in response to the global decline of amphibians and aims to establish long-term amphibian population and distribution data while increasing public awareness of the importance of amphibians and their wetland habitat. This report summarizes results from the 2005 field season of the RANA program and presents amphibian population trends from the history of the program.

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Magrath northern leopard frog reintroduction project : final report

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Prior to the late 1970s, the northern leopard frog was a common and widely distributed amphibian throughout central and southern Alberta. Unfortunately, the northern leopard frog has vanished from... More ≫

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Prior to the late 1970s, the northern leopard frog was a common and widely distributed amphibian throughout central and southern Alberta. Unfortunately, the northern leopard frog has vanished from much of its former range in the province and due to the continued declining populations it was designated as threatened under Alberta's Wildlife Act in 1996. Because the small number of remaining populations of leopard frogs are patchy and separated by large areas of unsuitable habitat, their re-establishment into previously occupied habitat may rely on transplanting individuals or egg masses from existing major breeding populations in southern Alberta. This report looks at the results of a reintroduction project which was initiated in Magrath in spring 2003.

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