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The General Status of Alberta Wild Species 2000 | I Preface Pub No. I/023 ISBN No. 0-7785-1794-2 (Printed Edition) ISBN No. 0-7785-1821-3 (On-line Edition) For copies of this report, contact: Information Centre – Publications Alberta Environment/Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Main Floor, Great West Life Building 9920 - 108 Street Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5K 2M4 Telephone: (780) 422-2079 OR Information Service Alberta Environment/Alberta Sustainable Resource Development #100, 3115 - 12 Street NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7J2 Telephone: (403) 297-3362 OR Visit our website at www.gov.ab.ca/env/fw/status/index.html (available on-line Fall 2001) Front Cover Photo Credits: OSTRICH FERN - Carroll Perkins | NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG - Wayne Lynch | NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL - Gordon Court | YELLOW LADY’S-SLIPPER - Wayne Lynch | BRONZE COPPER - Carroll Perkins | AMERICAN BISON - Gordon Court | WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE - Gordon Court | NORTHERN PIKE - Wayne Lynch ASPEN | gordon court prefacepreface Alberta has long enjoyed the legacy of abundant wild species. These same species are important environmental indicators. Their populations reflect the health and diversity of the environment. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development The preparation and distribution of this report is has designated as one of its core business designed to achieve four objectives: goals the promotion of fish and wildlife conservation. The status of wild species is 1. To provide information on, and raise one of the performance measures against awareness of, the current status of wild which the department determines the species in Alberta; effectiveness of its policies and service 2. To stimulate broad public input in more delivery. clearly defining the status of individual Central to achieving this goal is the accurate species; determination of the general status of wild 3. To produce a list of candidate species for species in the province. Knowing the status more detailed status evaluations; and of wild species helps wildlife managers develop and implement sound management 4. To provide a reference for provincial and habitat conservation programs. A report government agencies in the development of on the status of wild species in Alberta is wild species conservation and management published by the provincial government programs. every five years. This document assists the The 2000 edition of the General Status of Alberta provincial government in determining the Wild Species represents a substantial need for, and direction of, further action. improvement in the knowledge base of wild The General Status of Alberta Wild Species species in Alberta. Preliminary status 2000 presents a system for evaluating the assessments were prepared for 4 735 species of general status of all wild species in Alberta— birds, mammals, herpetiles (amphibians and one that is identical to that used by other reptiles), freshwater fish, molluscs (gastropods provinces and territories throughout and bivalves), odonates (dragonflies and Canada. It is the first step in a continuing damselflies), lepidopterans (butterflies and process of evaluating and reporting on the skippers), vascular plants, nonvascular plants and biological status of Alberta’s wild species. fungi in Alberta. Of these groups, Alberta, along Those species that “May Be At Risk” receive a with all other provinces and territories, agreed to detailed status assessment. report on eight to Environment Canada so that a THE GENERAL STATUS OF ALBERTA WILD SPECIES 2000 | I PREFACE . CONTINUED national evaluation could be undertaken (see and improved, but it will continue to be Background of the Present General Status compatible with that used by other provinces Evaluation Exercise). These groups included the and territories. If all jurisdictions continue to use birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater the same method of evaluation, then it will be fish, butterflies, orchids and ferns. The status of possible to compare status ranks across the species in these categories is provided here. country and gain a national perspective of how well a species is doing. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development will continue to evaluate the status of wild species Thank you for your interest in Alberta’s wild on an ongoing basis. In the future, the general species. status of other species groups will be included. The status evaluation process may be refined SAGE GROUSE | gordon court II | THE GENERAL STATUS OF ALBERTA WILD SPECIES 2000 AMERICAN BISON | gordon court tabletable ofof contentscontents PAGE 1|Introduction: Why Rank the General Status of All Wild Species? PAGE 2|Past Status Evaluation Exercises PAGE 3|Background of the Present General Status Evaluation Exercise PAGE 5|The General Status Evaluation System PAGE 9|Status Ranks PAGE 11 | BIRDS PAGE 20 | MAMMALS PAGE 23 | REPTILES PAGE 24 | AMPHIBIANS PAGE 25 | FRESHWATER FISH PAGE 27 | BUTTERFLIES PAGE 31 | ORCHIDS PAGE 32 | FERNS PAGE 34 | Status and Background of At Risk, May Be At Risk and Sensitive Species in Alberta PAGE 46 | Linkages THE GENERAL STATUS OF ALBERTA WILD SPECIES 2000 | III GREAT GRAY OWL | gordon court IV | THE GENERAL STATUS OF ALBERTA WILD SPECIES 2000 GOLDEN-MANTLED GROUND SQUIRREL | gordon court acknowledgementsacknowledgements The general status exercise has been refined butterflies were compiled by the staff of the Fish since the 1996 document, The Status of Alberta and Wildlife Service, Alberta Sustainable Wildlife, and is now the same as that done by Resource Development, in Edmonton; those of other provinces and territories in Canada. In the the ferns and orchids were compiled by the Parks 2000 assessment, preliminary status evaluations and Protected Areas Division, Alberta were carried out on 4 735 species of 12 species Community Development, also in Edmonton. groups using the new methodology; those For the purposes of this assessment, draft groups included birds, mammals, herpetiles documents were sent to professional biologists (amphibians and reptiles), freshwater fish, from government and industry, along with wild molluscs (gastropods and bivalves), odonates species experts from the natural history (dragonflies and damselflies), lepidopterans community. The comments and suggestions (butterflies and skippers), vascular plants, made by these individuals were compiled and nonvascular plants and fungi. Of these groups, discussed. The final scores and rankings, however, eight are discussed in this report, including remain the sole responsibility of the Fish and orchids and ferns, the first vascular plants to be Wildlife Service, Alberta Sustainable Resource reported on in the general status exercise. Development. The Service is grateful to the Draft status scores for the birds, mammals, following individuals who participated in the reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish and process: Sean Abbott Hugh Clifford Grant Gunderson Janet Marsh Jim Schieck Peter Achuff Doug Collister Susan Hannon Pam Martin Fiona Schmiegelow John Acorn Patsy Cotterill Roxanne Hastings Murray McKay Tim Schowalter Jim Allen D. Coxon Mark Heckbert Dave Moore J. Sheard Lorna Allen Gavin Craig Dave Hervieux Richard Moses Dave Sheppard Paul Anderson Ray Cromie Margo Hervieux Dave Moyles Allen Shostak Mairi Babey Brenda Dale L.V. Hills Andy Murphy Hugh Smith Reid Barclay Jennifer Doubt Dave Hobson Joe Nelson Jeanne Smith Robert Barclay Brian Eaton Ed Hofman Mike Norton Wayne Smith René Belland Gary Erickson Janice James Myrna Pearman Mark Steinhilber Lloyd Bennett Ernie Ewaschuk Derek Johnson Harold Pinel John Thomson Dave Berry D. Fabijan Edgar Jones Eva Pip Marc-André Villard Gerard Beyersbergen Dan Farr Joan Kerr Hardy Pletz Maarten Vonhof C. D. Bird Chris Fisher Richard Klauke Jim Potter Cliff Wallis Ron Bjorge Lorne Fitch Norbert Kondla Larry Powell Brian Walsh Rick Bonar John Folinsbee Floyd Kunnas Dave Prescott Robin Walsh Cheryl Bradley Robert Forsyth Jane Lancaster Paul Pryor Cleve Wershler Ernie Brodo Sandra Foss Rick Lauzon Margo Pybus C. Wetmore Eldon Bruns Sherri Fownes Jacquie Lee Andy Raniseth Trevor Wiens Vance Buchwald G. Fryer Olivia Lee Larry Rhude Kathleen Wilkinson Dana Bush Bill Glasgow Dwayne Lepitzki Christine Rice J. Williams Harold Carr Joanne Golden Trevor Lumley Blair Rippin Bill Wishart Jim Case Trevor Goward Ken Lungle Brian Ritchie Hugh Wollis Richard Casey Bruce Greenfield Beth MacCallum Wayne Roberts Richard Chabaylo Graeme Greenlee Bill MacKay Petra Rowell P. Chakravarty Graham Griffiths Dick Mann Anthony Russell Terry Clayton Dave Gummer Pat Marklevitz Tom Sadler THE GENERAL STATUS OF ALBERTA WILD SPECIES 2000 | V ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . CONTINUED ORGANIZATIONS Within the Fish and Wildlife Service, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, the general The Fish and Wildlife Service, Alberta Sustainable status assessment was coordinated by staff of Resource Development, is grateful to the the Resource Status and Assessment Branch, following organizations for providing input from including Gordon Court, Steve Brechtel, Sherry their members or staff, and/or access to their Feser, Robin Gutsell, Sue Cotterill, Sue Peters and collections: Dawn Birn. Within Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development, Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Lethbridge species assessments were coordinated and Agriculture and Agrifood Canada, Ottawa reviewed by Joyce Gould and Beth Cornish. Alberta Community Development A special thanks to the Alberta Conservation Alberta Conservation Association Association, which contributed resources and Alberta Environment staff throughout the exercise. Alberta Fish and Game Association
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