Monitoring

The Wildlife and Ecosystem Protection Branch and its partners conduct monitoring programs to estimate population size and trends of various species of animals and plants. These monitoring programs help to better understand the impact of changes in the environment and the impact of management practices on the status of animal and plant populations and their habitat in Manitoba.

Species at Risk:

• Threatened Grassland Birds Project
• Piping plover
• Small white lady's-slipper
• Western prairie fringed orchid
• Great plains ladies'-tresses
• Western spiderwort
• Western silvery aster

Habitat Monitoring:

• Critical Wildlife Habitat Program

Ecosystem Monitoring:

• Ecosystem Monitoring Program
• Flin Flon
• Thompson

Birds:

• Manitoba's Nocturnal Owl Survey
• Breeding Bird Survey
• Waterbird colonies
• Hudson Bay Snow Goose Population
• Winnipeg Canada Goose Population
• Upland Gamebird Survey

Big Game Species:

• Big Game Monitoring Program

Amphibians and Reptiles:

• Amphibian Monitoring Program
• Garter Snake Monitoring at Narcisse

Invertebrates:

• Preliminary Dragonfly Monitoring Project

Non-native Species:

• Exotic Cervids and Wild Boar

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