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June 7, 2024
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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...
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April 1, 2012
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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...
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March 1, 2012
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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...
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January 1, 2006
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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...
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January 1, 2005
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Field data collection for the Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA) program was initiated in 1997 in response to the global decline of amphibians. RANA has two primary objectives: to...
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January 1, 2004
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Field data collection for the Researching Amphibian Numbers in Alberta (RANA) program was initiated in 1997 in response to the global decline of amphibians. RANA has two primary objectives: to...
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March 1, 2003
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Long-toed salamanders are designated as Sensitive in Alberta due to their occurrence in patchy, isolated populations, and their vulnerability to habitat destruction or alteration. The objectives...
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January 1, 2003
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Long-toed salamanders are small, cryptic, nocturnal, forest-dwelling salamanders whose range is at its northern limit in Alberta, where they are largely restricted to river valleys in the Rocky...
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February 1, 2002
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An amphibian survey of breeding habitat in the montane and subalpine subregions of the Oldman, Crowsnest and Castle River drainages was carried out in 2001. The survey was designed to collect...
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January 1, 2002
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Long-toed salamanders are listed as “sensitive” in Alberta due to isolated and discontinuous populations, limited breeding range, and vulnerability to habitat change. There are several known...