Motion-detection cameras are a cost-effective and non-invasive tool used in Banff National Park for sampling mammal populations and estimating species occurrence. Occupancy modelling, which uses detection/non-detection data from cameras, provides a useful and flexible framework for population trend analyses. Data are collected throughout the year across Banff National Park to determine change in the distribution of key animal populations as well as supporting demographic predictions to better inform management.

This Alberta Official Statistic describes the proportion of population based on language spoken most often at home in each economic region as reported in the 2011 population census. Alberta is divided into eight economic regions as follows: Lethbridge – Medicine -Hat; Camrose-Drumheller; Calgary; Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House; Red Deer; Edmonton; Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River; and Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

*Our models did not vary with time; therefore they produced identical estimates for 2006–2007 and 2007–2008.

Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park, attracted a total of approximately **** million visitors in the fiscal year 2024/25. This was down from the previous year's total of *** million.

The Government of Alberta has developed Seniors’ Community Profiles to assist with local-level planning by the community-based seniors-serving sectors and other organizations. The profiles report a range of demographic, economic, physical and mental health, and health care utilization indicators relevant to the seniors population. These community profiles provide information at the Local Geographic Area (LGA), Zone, and Alberta levels for 114 LGAs in Alberta. The profiles are intended to highlight areas of need and provide relevant information to support the consistent and sustainable community planning.

Number of individual grizzly bears detected by trap type and year, mean number of detections per animal per year, and percent animals with greater than one detection per year.

Parks Canada monitored wolf and elk winter populations annually in BNP during the study period over 26 years from 1985-1986 (i.e., November 1985 to April 1986) through 2010-2011. The agency began counting the Bow Valley (non-refuge) wolf population upon wolf recolonization in the winter of 1985-1986. Prior to the winter of 1992-1993, the Bow Valley supported two wolf packs (the Castle and Spray packs), which then merged to form a single pack (the Bow Valley pack). We summed the population counts from the Castle and Spray packs to determine the total number of wolves in the Bow Valley during the early years of the study period. Parks Canada conducted late-winter aerial surveys to determine elk populations in the town of Banff (refuge) and the Bow Valley. We applied a sightability adjustment of 13% to correct observer bias in the elk population counts. Parks Canada took aggressive management actions to control growing urban elk populations in the Banff townsite (Banff hereafter) starting in 1998. From 1998 to 2001, Parks Canada relocated elk far outside the system (equivalent to harvest with no return) to mitigate emerging human-elk conflicts. As a part of this management plan, Parks Canada began an aversive conditioning program to further combat the problems of habituated elk. Outside of this three-year period, Banff elk have not been subjected to any human harvest under the management authority of Parks Canada. Similarly, the Bow Valley wolf and elk populations have not experienced any human hunting or culling for the duration of our study, although both were subjected to occasional vehicle caused mortality despite extensive highway mitigation. For further study area description, see Hebblewhite M, Pletscher DH, Paquet PC (2002) Elk population dynamics in areas with and without predation by recolonizing wolves in Banff National Park, Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie 80: 789-799 .

Banff National Park assesses the populations of American Pika using surveys of active pika hay piles at various sites throughout the park.

The Ya Ha Tinda Elk project is now amongst the longest running elk research project in the world. Initiated in 2000, the Ya Ha Tinda elk project is the result of a collaboration between University of Alberta, University of Montana, Parks Canada, and Alberta Environment and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Division. While early studies in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s lead by Dr. Luigi Morgantini laid the foundation for our latter studies (Morgantini and Hudson 1988), there was a ~ 20-year gap in active research on Alberta’s most important elk population. Initiated at first because of questions regarding the changing migratory dynamics of the migratory Ya Ha Tinda elk population, the project has since evolved into North America’s longest running wild, free-ranging elk research projects focused on fundamental and applied research.

The Ya Ha Tinda is one of Alberta’s most pristine montane rough fescue winter ranges and elk which provides the habitat foundation for one of Cana...

Presents detailed demographic and socio-economic information for the Provincial Electoral Division of Banff-Kananaskis for the 2023 provincial general election. Data have been specifically tabulated from the 2021 Census of Canada and include age, gender, marital status, household types and family structure, language, Indigenous identity, immigrant population, visible minorities, religion, mobility, dwelling characteristics, education, labour force activity and income. A map of the electoral division is included.

This dataset shows the locations of westslope cutthroat trout of non-stocked pure strain populations with average DNA purity ≥ 0.99%. This species is listed as threatened under the Species at Risk Act.

Notwithstanding the Determination of Population Regulation (AR 63/2001 ), the Town of Banff may conduct its 2017 municipal census and shadow population count from May 1, 2017 to July 31, 2017.

L’appareil photo à détection de mouvement est un outil efficient et non invasif utilisé au parc national Banff pour échantillonner les populations de mammifères et estimer l’occurrence des espèces. La modélisation de l’occupation, établie grâce aux données de détection/non-détection obtenues des appareils photo, fournit un cadre utile et souple pour l’analyse des tendances des populations. Des données sont recueillies durant toute l’année un peu partout dans le parc national Banff afin de déceler les changements dans la répartition des principales populations animales, d’appuyer les prévisions démographiques et, par la même occasion, de mieux guider la gestion.

Le parc national Banff évalue les populations de picas d’Amérique à l’aide de relevés des tas de foin actifs de picas à différents sites un peu partout dans le parc.