Inventory of active beaver colonies - Gros Morne

Beavers are important ecosystem architects, creating wetland habitats, thickets and meadows by damming streams and cutting down woody vegetation along stream banks. This measure consist of an aerial survey of the number of active beaver colonies in lowland forests of Gros Morne National Park. It is conducted every fifth year in the Fall.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:57 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 19:57 (UTC)
contact_email darroch.whitaker@pc.gc.ca
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open_canada_collection primary
open_canada_date_published 2017-10-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["Castor du Canada", "Castor canadensis", "huttes de castors", "relevé aérien", "Terre-Neuve"], "en": ["North American Beaver", "Castor canadensis", "beaver lodges", "Aerial Survey", "Newfoundland"]}
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title_fr Dénombrement des colonies de castors actives - Gros-Morne
update_frequency as_needed