Wildlife Mortality - Banff

Contents & fields

The dataset contains two CSV files: the main data file (banff_np_wildlife_mortality_2005-2017_data.csv) and a data dictionary file (banff_np_wildlife_mortality_2005-2017_data_dictionary.csv). Each record documents a wildlife mortality event with fields including date, location, count, age, gender, and cause.

• date——Date of mortality event
• location——Location of mortality event
• count——Number of individuals killed
• age——Age of individuals
• gender——Gender of individuals
• cause——Cause of death (e.g., rail, vehicle, management destruction)

Research uses

Can be used to analyze the impact of transportation infrastructure on wildlife, wildlife population dynamics, and the effects of management destruction. Also useful for evaluating mitigation measures.

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