CTS 10-12: Wildlife: Wildlife

This encyclopedia offers Canadians descriptions and preferred growing conditions for many native plants.

Information from the Alberta government about projects and legislation focused on fish and wildlife species and management in Alberta.

By studying the DNA of trees, pests and other organisms, forest genomics can enable the growth of healthy, productive and sustainable forests.

Information about conservation, research, regulations, monitoring and permits relating to migratory birds in Canada.

Users will find pictures of the species, a description, growing requirements, and the preferred eco zone for each documented plant.

Learn about the Alberta Government's monitoring and management strategies for black and grizzly bears, caribou, wood bison and other wildlife.

Learn about the role of Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) in wildlife management and hunting regulation in Alberta.

From this link, you can download the full report or a summary of the Living Planet Index, which examines global wildlife populations.

An umbrella species is a species whose wellbeing and population numbers are suggestive of the entire ecosystem’s health.

Beaver are a keystone species in Alberta. Learn more about their importance in our environment here.

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred.

A keystone species helps define an entire ecosystem. Without its keystone species, the ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether. Learn who some of the keystone species are.

What do gray wolves, elephants, and parrotfish have in common? They're all keystone species. Learn how these animals keep their ecosystems running.

What happens when two apex predators meet? Find out in this video

The Umbrella species concept is a brilliant conservation strategy to use a single species to protect an entire ecosystem, but how effective is it?

This report includes 50,534 species and is the most complete understanding we have ever had on the status and distribution of wild species in Canada.

Status reports going back to 1997 that summarize the information needed for assessing a species’ status—where it lives, the specific habitat it requires, its population size, and factors preventing the species from thriving in Alberta

A guide from the Alberta government about species in danger of extinction in Alberta.

The Wild Species reports represent the most comprehensive look at the state of Canada’s species and contain the general status assessments many species.

Learn about vulnerable species at risk of disappearing from the province.

Rachel Carson investigated into the misuse of chemicals in nature and published her findings in “Silent Spring,” which drew a lot of attention to the problem

Scroll down to access the report's summaries, a video and wildlife photography. The report measures Canada’s ecological performance, particularly the health of wildlife and endangered species.

Information about conservation, research, regulations, monitoring and permits relating to migratory birds in Canada.

A look at our dependence on the insect population, what is leading to their rapid decline, and what their extinction could mean for the future of our world

A guide from the Alberta government about species in danger of extinction in Alberta.

These double-sided poster features adaptations, impacts, and interviews with biologists working with caribou and native trout.

For plants and animals, adapting to climate change involves the most ancient solution of all: evolution. Learn how animals are adapting

The Wild Species reports represent the most comprehensive look at the state of Canada’s species and contain the general status assessments many species.

This camera is located near a natural spring along Grasslands National Park's Ecotour road in the west block near Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Watch as bison and other animals visit the hole for a refreshing drink

Bears are most abundant at Brooks Falls in mid-summer during the sockeye salmon migration.

Welcome to the Great Horned Owl nest at the Rogers’ Place!

This live camera in western Montana is mounted opposite a hollowed tree snag where a great gray owl has a nest big enough to support four chicks.

This camera overlooks a pack of wolves living at the International Wolf Center in northern Minnesota.

On this site, you'll find wildlife cameras that let you see wildlife up close without disturbing them.

Tune in during the months of October and November, when polar bears congregate here at Cape Churchill waiting for the sea ice to form.

A live cam that allows you to see the efforts to rehabilitate seals in the Netherlands in real time.

Welcome to the Northern Resident orcas’ historic rubbing beaches in the Robson Bight Ecological Reserve, Johnstone Strait, BC.

Students can watch the feed of many wildlife cameras located in National Parks throughout Canada.