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March 1, 2007
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Many aspects of the biology of prairie rattlesnakes are not well described. This study used mark-recapture to follow the reproductive histories of female prairie rattlesnakes at two hibemacula in...
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June 1, 2004
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This wildlife status report looks at the eastern short-horned lizard, Alberta's only native lizard species. Scattered populations of these small, well-camouflaged lizards are found on...
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February 1, 2004
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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are...
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August 20, 2003
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Provides information on the prairie rattlesnake, including a general description of the species, its distribution in Alberta, habitat, an estimate of its population size, threats to its habitat...
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February 1, 2003
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Lethbridge is at the western edge of prairie rattlesnake range in Canada. Continued expansion of the city has resulted in a substantial loss of suitable rattlesnake habitat and special efforts are...
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February 1, 2002
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The coulees of southwest Lethbridge are home to a small population of prairie rattlesnakes. High rates of mortality from road kills, deliberate human persecution, and a rapid loss of habitat from...
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January 1, 2002
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Short-horned lizards occupy a number of relatively isolated, widely scattered localities within southeastern Alberta. Populations of these small, well-camouflaged lizards are generally of low...
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January 1, 2002
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A red-sided garter snake relocation project was initiated to determine whether snakes would overwinter successfully in another occupied hibernaculum in the Stony Plain area, west of Edmonton,...
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November 1, 2001
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In the fall of 2000, a project was undertaken to collect and review information on the over-wintering sites used by the prairie rattlesnake in Alberta. These sites, known as hibernacula, and the...
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July 1, 2001
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Current anecdotal evidence suggests that the distribution and abundance of the prairie rattlesnake is declining. Due to a lack of standardized information, a means of conducting a landscape level...