General Status of Alberta Wild Species

General Status of Alberta Wild Species Reports

• The General Status of Alberta Wild Species 2010- Online only
• The General Status of Alberta Wild Species 2000– (56 pages)
• The Status of Alberta Wildlife– Dec 1996 (46 pages)

For more information on selected wild species in Alberta, see:

• Detailed Status

Ranking Wild Species in Alberta

The general status exercise is an initial evaluation of the well-being of wild species populations.

Understanding the status of each species permits sound planning and decision-making for conservation programs, and is a critical step towards setting management priorities.

To learn more about ranking the general status of Alberta wild species, see:

• Ranking Wild Species Status

The General Status Evaluation Exercise

The Alberta government conducts the general status exercise every five years, updating ranks as new information on wildlife populations becomes available. This is an ongoing task that began in 1985 with a document that ranked the status of selected high priority species and initiated the use of an objective evaluation system.

More information about the wild species general status evaluation process can be found at:

• General Status Evaluation

For definitions of wild species general status categories, and a brief background on wild species status evaluation in Canada, see:

• General Status Background & Categories

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Updated: Apr 8, 2011