Non-native mammals - Gwaii Haanas

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Non-native mammal species are monitored annually in areas critical for the protection important seabird islands. Remote cameras are deployed for 15-days to annually detect any changes to the mammal community at key sites. Non-native species pose the greatest ecological threat in Gwaii Haanas. Deer dramatically alter the vegetation and rats, racoons and squirrels impact native species both directly (predation) and indirectly (competition).

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Non-native mammals - Gwaii Haanas CSV https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/89383791-0478-48f5-8f70-d2d02d8fbd2f/resource/9369ecd3-998c-4b4e-9b12-edfdb1697d62/download/gwaii_haanas_npr_invasive_mammals_2001-2015_data.csv

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