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Renewable energy project submission template

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This submission template is designed for all wind and solar energy project submissions to Alberta Environment and Parks-Wildlife Management as required under the Alberta Utilities Commission Rule 007.

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Alberta Wildlife Animal Care Committee class protocol #15 : American black bear (Ursus americanus) hazing from industrial sites

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Class Protocols provide guidance on conducting wildlife research of particular types. In order to obtain a research permit, researchers are required to follow class protocols or provide detailed... More ≫

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Class Protocols provide guidance on conducting wildlife research of particular types. In order to obtain a research permit, researchers are required to follow class protocols or provide detailed rationale to request an exception. The newly developed Class Protocol for black bear hazing provides guidance to industry, researchers and government on discouraging the presence of black bears near industrial locations occupied by workers.

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Alberta Wildlife Animal Care Committee class protocol #014 : capture, handling, translocation and release of Ord’s kangaroo rat

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Class Protocols provide guidance on conducting wildlife research of particular types. In order to obtain a research permit, researchers are required to follow class protocols or provide detailed... More ≫

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Class Protocols provide guidance on conducting wildlife research of particular types. In order to obtain a research permit, researchers are required to follow class protocols or provide detailed rationale to request an exception. The newly developed Class Protocol for Ord’s kangaroo rat provides guidance to researchers and government on capture, handling and marking as well as conservation translocations of this endangered species.

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A guide to endangered and threatened species, and species of special concern in Alberta

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This guide focuses on species listed as Endangered, Threatened or Species of Special Concern within Alberta.

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Sensitive species inventory guidelines

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The purpose of this document is to provide clear, concise inventory guidelines for a number of wildlife species in Alberta, with a focus on pre-development wildlife surveys. The use of... More ≫

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The purpose of this document is to provide clear, concise inventory guidelines for a number of wildlife species in Alberta, with a focus on pre-development wildlife surveys. The use of standardized guidelines for surveying and inventorying sensitive species over time should provide data that more accurately reflects ecological patterns and landscape-level changes in distribution and population trends across the province.

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Protocol for monitoring long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) populations in Alberta

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This document is intended as a guide for studying long-toed salamanders, with emphasis on survey techniques and long-term monitoring. Egg surveys are recommended as the best method by which to... More ≫

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This document is intended as a guide for studying long-toed salamanders, with emphasis on survey techniques and long-term monitoring. Egg surveys are recommended as the best method by which to identify salamander presence, unless water turbidity limits visibility. Egg surveys can also be used as an indirect way to track population trends over time. Larvae searches can be used as an ancillary method to search for presence, but tend to be less reliable because larvae are mobile and cryptic. Capture methods include pitfall and minnow trapping. Capturing adults is useful for gathering data on body parameters and general health, and is considered secondary to pond surveys. Mark-recapture is the only method by which to gather data on population size or relative abundance, although it is a long-term, time-consuming process that is confounded by the stochasticity inherent in amphibian populations. Long-term monitoring of known breeding ponds is necessary to understand population trends and...

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