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Soft-shell clam - Kejimkujik
Soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) are a dominant intertidal invertebrate in Kejimkujik lagoons where they perform several important ecological functions including stabilizing the... -
Forest Birds - Georgian Bay Islands
Georgian Bay Islands National Park uses point counts to monitor forest birds on Beausoleil Island; this measure focuses on the abundance of five common songbird species and... -
Coastal Forest Productivity - Pukaskwa
Remote sensing techniques are used to monitor forest productivity in the park’s coastal ecodistricts: White River Plains and Coastal Hills. Forest productivity is measured using... -
Shrub cover-Vuntut
Tundra is an important ecosystem in Vuntut National Park. It covers approximately 56% of the park and is used extensively by the Porcupine Caribou Herd during it’s spring and... -
Stream flow - Kejimkujik
The hydrological regime of a stream plays a critical role in determining the biodiversity and ecological processes of aquatic, wetland and riparian ecosystems. As a result,... -
Alpine Vegetation - Nahanni
Vegetation determines primary productivity as well as the diversity and types of habitat available to wildlife species. Alpine vegetation is sensitive to environmental and... -
Southern Flying Squirrel - Point Pelee
Monitoring consists of four trap lines consisting of five traps each baited for five sessions (of five days each) every two years. -
Banff_NP_Alpine_Pika Haypile Surveys
Banff National Park assesses the populations of American Pika using surveys of active pika hay piles at various sites throughout the park. -
Nesting Seabird Populations - Pacific Rim
This program assesses demographic parameters and breeding abundance of 5 species of ground (burrow) nesting seabirds: Pigeon Guillemot (Cepphus columba), Rhinoceros Auklet... -
Yoho_NP_Forest_Winter Wildlife Corridor Tracking
The measure is based on snow-tracking data from 3 established snow-transects in the Kicking Horse Valley. Trends for this metric focus on wary carnivores (cougar, lynx, wolf,... -
Elk aerial surveys - Jasper
Elk (Cervus canadensis) are generally considered a keystone species across a variety of landscapes. Elk (C. canandenis nelsoni) in Jasper National Park is one of four extant... -
Black Oystercatcher Population – Pacific Rim
This program is used to track Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) population trend, local abundance, and annual survivorship. Bird banding, re-sighting visits and nesting... -
Lake Fish Index - Yoho
The Yoho National Park measures the condition of lake fish communities by the level of deviation of current fish presence in a lake from historic, pre-stocking fish presence. -
Deer Browse - Spring - Thousand Islands
Browse surveys occur in early spring and are conducted by park staff. Each plot is composed of nine circular subplots (2-m radius) in a 3 x 3 grid, spaced at 15 m intervals.... -
National Fire Management Program 2024 Annual Report
Parks Canada's National Fire Management Program, 2024 Fire Season -
Beaver - Kouchibouguac
The beaver (Castor canadensis) is a large, primarily nocturnal semi-aquatic rodent used as an indicator of the conditions in freshwater ecosystems due to its role as a keystone... -
Tundra_Eider_Mingan_Number of nest_Data
Monitoring of the number of eggs and nests for the common eider. Field data between 1988 to 2015. Many islands in the MANPRC are used by the common eider for nesting. The... -
Elk roadside surveys - Jasper
Elk (Cervus canadensis) are generally considered a keystone species across a variety of landscapes. Elk (C. canandenis nelsoni) in Jasper National Park is one of four extant... -
Wildlife Crossing Structures - Banff
The objective of this project is to monitor the effectiveness of wildlife crossing structures along the Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) in Banff National Park and Hwy 93 south (93S)... -
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Area of Occurrence (SAR)
Areal Extent (hectares) of black-tailed prairie dog colonies in the Park monitored through colony perimeter mapping every 2 years. This is actively managed to increase prairie...