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.

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.

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.

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 .

Interest in bison (Bison bison, B. bonasus) conservation and restoration continues to grow globally. In Canada, plains bison (B. b. bison) are threatened, occupying less than 0.5% of their former range. The largest threat to their recovery is the lack of habitat in which they are considered compatible with current land uses. Fences and direct management make range expansion by most bison impossible. Reintroduction of bison into previously occupied areas that remain suitable, therefore, is critical for bison recovery in North America. Banff National Park is recognized as historical range of plains bison and has been identified as a potential site for reintroduction of a wild population. To evaluate habitat quality and assess if there is sufficient habitat for a breeding population, we developed a Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model for the proposed reintroduction and surrounding areas in Banff National Park (Banff). We then synthesize previous studies on habitat relationships, forage availability, bison energetics and snowfall scenarios to estimate nutritional carrying capacity. Considering constraints on nutritional carrying capacity, the most realistic scenario that we evaluated resulted in an estimated maximum bison density of 0.48 bison/km2. This corresponds to sufficient habitat to support at least 600 to 1000 plains bison, which could be one of the largest 10 plains bison populations in North America. Within Banff, there is spatial variation in predicted bison habitat suitability and population size that suggests one potential reintroduction site as the most likely to be successful from a habitat perspective. The successful reintroduction of bison into Banff would represent a significant global step towards conserving this iconic species, and our approach provides a useful template for evaluating potential habitat for other endangered species reintroductions into their former range.

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.

Parameter descriptions: φ = apparent survival, R = per capita recruitment, λ = population growth rate, N = number of individuals, D = density per 1000 km2, σ = the scale parameter for detection probability, Model Fit = Bayesian P-value where values < 0.05 or > 0.95 indicate poor fit.Annual estimates of population parameters are provided in S1 Table.

To assist with primary health care planning, Alberta Health has developed a series of reports to provide a broad range of demographic, socio-economic and population health statistics considered relevant to primary health care for communities across the province. These community profiles provide information at the Zone and Local Geographic Area (LGA) level for each of the 132 LGAs in Alberta. Each Profile offers an overview of the current health status of residents in the LGA, indicators of the area's current and future health needs, and evidence as to which quality services are needed on a timely basis to address the area's needs. The profiles are intended to highlight areas of need and provide relevant information to support the consistent and sustainable planning of primary health services.

Banff National Park, Canada’s oldest national park, attracted a total of approximately **** million visitors in the fiscal year 2023/24, up from the previous year's total of **** million. The park has received at least three million visitors annually since 2010/11.

aRSS is the sum of the squared residuals from the model prediction with the median chain value of 100,000 MCMC samples.bAICc is Akaike's information criterion corrected for a small sample computed based upon the RSS.cΔAICc is the difference between the model with the lowest AICc and a particular model.dwi is the relative model likelihood.

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 August 31, 2017. Rescinds Ministerial Order No. MSL:020/17.