Banff_NP_Forest_Winter Wildlife Corridor Tracking

This measure is based on snow-tracking data from 25 established snow-transects in the Bow Valley. Most transect occur within corridors around the Banff townsite, but several reference transects are located in the Broader Bow Valley. Trends for this metric focus on wary carnivores (cougar, lynx, wolf, and wolverine) on transects within 5 km of the Townsite. Data collected include location, species presence, number of animals, days since snow, & snow-depth.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:28 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:28 (UTC)
contact_email	jesse.whittington@canada.ca
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criticality_level	["educators", "nongovernmental_organizations", "scientists", "students"]
data_dictionary	[]
geographic_scope	["48"]
open_canada_collection	primary
open_canada_date_modified	2023-01-12 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2017-10-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["faune", "pistage dans la neige", "loup", "couguar", "lynx du Canada", "carcajou", "parc national Banff"], "en": ["wildlife", "snow tracking", "wolf", "cougar", "lynx", "wolverine", "Banff National Park"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Banff_NP_Forêt_Suivi Corridors fauniques en hiver
update_frequency	P1Y