Number of Species at Risk
This map, created in 2002 using ArcGIS, describes the number of animal and plant species that are at risk in Alberta. 'Species at risk' is a term used by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) that includes the following categories of plants and animals:Extirpated species - no longer in the wild in Canada.Endangered species - species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.Threatened species - likely to become an endangered species if nothing is done to reverse factors leading to its extirpation or extinction.Species of special concern - species that may become threatened or endangered due to biological characteristics or identified threats.
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Date Created
2016-07-13
Date Published
2016-07-13
Temporal Coverage
2002-01-01 - 2002-01-01
Access in last 30 days
165
All time access
765
Source(s) and Citation
Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry. (2016-07-13). Number of Species at Risk. Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry. https://open.alberta.ca/opendata
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alberta, animals-near-extinction, biota, downloadable-data, dying-plants-and-animals, environment, government information
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