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The general status of Alberta wild species

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The 2000 edition of the General Status of Alberta Wild Species represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. Preliminary status assessments were prepared... More ≫

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The 2000 edition of the General Status of Alberta Wild Species represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. Preliminary status assessments were prepared for 4 735 species of birds, mammals, herpetiles (amphibians and reptiles), freshwater fish, molluscs (gastropods and bivalves), odonates (dragonflies and damselflies), lepidopterans (butterflies and skippers), vascular plants, nonvascular plants and fungi in Alberta. Of these groups, Alberta, along with all other provinces and territories, agreed to report on eight to Environment Canada so that a national evaluation could be undertaken (see Background of the Present General Status Evaluation Exercise). These groups included the birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, butterflies, orchids and ferns. The status of species in these categories is provided here.

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Distribution of selected small mammals in Alberta

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The status and distribution of many of Alberta's small mammals is unknown. This report summarizes the information available on 15 of these species, as a step in updating their status for The... More ≫

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The status and distribution of many of Alberta's small mammals is unknown. This report summarizes the information available on 15 of these species, as a step in updating their status for The General Status of Alberta Wild Species 2000. Much of the information in this report was gathered from North American museums. Additional data were collected from reports that contained quantitative data for locations and date, as well as reliable species identification. Much of this information was gathered from studies which analyzed small mammal remains found in owl pellets. In total, over 1000 records were amassed from the various sources. All of these observations have been stored in the Biodiversity/Species Observation Database.

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The status of Alberta wildlife

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the 1996 edition of the Status of Alberta Wildlife represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. A total of 483 species of birds, mammals, amphibians,... More ≫

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the 1996 edition of the Status of Alberta Wildlife represents a substantial improvement in the knowledge base of wild species in Alberta. A total of 483 species of birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles species have been the subject of research for this edition.

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