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Barren-ground Caribou

A

Rangifer tarandus (DU)

Threatened (COSEWIC 2016)

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Woodland Caribou

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Rangifer tarandus caribou

Threatened (COSEWIC & SARA)

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Canada Lynx

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Lynx canadensis

Secure

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Gray Wolf

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Canis lupus

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Black Bear

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Ursus americanus

Secure

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Grizzly Bear

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Ursus arctos

Special Concern (COSEWIC), May Be At Risk (Alberta)

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Moose

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Alces alces

Secure

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White-tailed Deer

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Odocoileus virginianus

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Mule Deer

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Odocoileus hemionus

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Red Fox

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Vulpes vulpes

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Coyote

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Canis latrans

Secure

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Cougar

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Puma concolor

Secure, Sensitive in Alberta

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Beaver

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Castor canadensis

Secure

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Porcupine

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Erethizon dorsatum

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Red Squirrel

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Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

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Striped Skunk

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Mephitis mephitis

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Pronghorn

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Antilocapra americana

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American Badger

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Taxidea taxus

May Be At Risk in Alberta

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Bighorn Sheep

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Ovis canadensis

Secure

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Snowshoe Hare

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Lepus americanus

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Feral Horses

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Equus ferus caballus

Invasive, management-dependent

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Feral Donkeys/Mules

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Equus asinus / hybrids

Invasive, localized

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Canada Goose

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Branta canadensis

Secure

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Mallard

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Anas platyrhynchos

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Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis ## Footnote Secure
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American Robin
Turdus migratorius ## Footnote Secure
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica ## Footnote Threatened (COSEWIC & SARA)
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Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus ## Footnote Secure
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Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens ## Footnote Secure
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Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus ## Footnote Secure
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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus ## Footnote Special Concern (COSEWIC & SARA)
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Northern Hawk Owl
Surnia ulula ## Footnote Secure, Sensitive in Alberta
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Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus ## Footnote Secure
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Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus ## Footnote Sensitive in Alberta
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Barred Owl
Strix varia ## Footnote Secure
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Common Raven
Corvus corax ## Footnote Secure
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Sharp-tailed Grouse
Tympanuchus phasianellus ## Footnote Sensitive in Alberta
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American Dipper
Cinclus mexicanus ## Footnote Secure
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Osprey
Pandion haliaetus ## Footnote Secure nationally, Sensitive in Alberta
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Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus ## Footnote Secure
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Canada Jay (Gray Jay)
Perisoreus canadensis ## Footnote Secure
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Clark’s Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana ## Footnote Secure
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Western Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans ## Footnote Secure nationally, Sensitive in Alberta
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Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta ## Footnote Special Concern (Western populations)
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Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens ## Footnote Special Concern (SARA), At Risk in Alberta
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Tiger Salamander
Ambystoma mavortium ## Footnote Secure in Alberta, Some concern nationally
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Lake Whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis ## Footnote Secure
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Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni ## Footnote Secure
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Walleye
Sander vitreus ## Footnote Secure
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Northern Pike
Esox lucius ## Footnote Secure
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Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens ## Footnote Secure
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Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis ## Footnote Introduced to Alberta
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Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus ## Footnote Threatened (COSEWIC & SARA)
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Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss ## Footnote Non-native to Alberta
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Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii ## Footnote Threatened (COSEWIC & SARA)
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Brown Trout
Salmo trutta ## Footnote Introduced
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Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus ## Footnote May Be At Risk (Alberta)
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Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush ## Footnote Secure
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Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas ## Footnote Native
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Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides ## Footnote Native
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Carp
Cyprinus carpio ## Footnote Invasive
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Goldfish
Carassius auratus ## Footnote Invasive
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Koi
Cyprinus rubrofuscus ## Footnote Invasive
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Stickleback
Gasterosteidae spp. ## Footnote Some native, some invasive

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