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Swan Hills Treatment Center: PCBs and PCDD/F in wild game and fish tissue (1999-2014)

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction ... More ≫

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction of a transformer furnace was discovered to have caused the release of a portion of process gases containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) into the ambient air. These chemicals can be harmful to human health. Therefore, in 1997 Alberta Health (AH) conducted a human health risk assessment study to estimate human exposure and to evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions. As a result of the study, food consumption advice for wild game and fish taken within a 30 km radius of the facility were issued out of concern that PCBs and PCDD/Fs were accumulating in these locally caught foods. A long-term environmental monitoring and human exposure assessment program has been ongoing since 1998 to monitor concentrations of...

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White-tailed deer hunting allocations

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Annual listing of the number of hunting licences that will be made available for white-tailed deer, by wildlife management unit and type of licence.

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Hunter harvest report : white-tailed deer

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Estimated harvest of big game animals by resident hunters in Alberta. Estimated harvest is determined through the completion of the Game Harvest Survey by resident hunters following the ... More ≫

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Estimated harvest of big game animals by resident hunters in Alberta. Estimated harvest is determined through the completion of the Game Harvest Survey by resident hunters following the conclusion of the hunting season.

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Chronic wasting disease in Alberta : surveillance update

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Annual publication listing the number of positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases reported in Alberta, by type of animal (mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose) and wildlife management ... More ≫

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Annual publication listing the number of positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) cases reported in Alberta, by type of animal (mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose) and wildlife management unit. The reporting period for each surveillance season is April to March.

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Wildlife Management Unit 208 aerial ungulate survey (2021)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 208 from February 1 – 3, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 208 from February 1 – 3, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate population in WMU 208 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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Wildlife Management Unit 234 aerial ungulate survey (2021)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 234 from February 2 – 4, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 234 from February 2 – 4, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate population in WMU 234 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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Wildlife Management Unit 166 aerial ungulate survey (2021)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 166 from February 1 - 3, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 166 from February 1 - 3, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate population in WMU 166 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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Wildlife Management Unit 118 aerial ungulate survey (2019)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 118 from February 16 – 18, 2019. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 118 from February 16 – 18, 2019. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate population in WMU 118 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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Wildlife Management Unit 104 aerial ungulate survey (2021)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 104 from February 10 – 11, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 104 from February 10 – 11, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the ungulate population in WMU 104 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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Wildlife Management Unit 106 aerial ungulate survey (2021)

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 106 from February 9 – 12, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the deer ... More ≫

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Results from an aerial ungulate survey conducted in Alberta’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 106 from February 9 – 12, 2021. The objective of the survey was to assess the status of the deer populations in WMU 106 by determining estimates for abundance, density and age-sex composition.

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