Compulsory Inspection Data for Game Species from 1900 to 2024

From 1900 to the present, this dataset contains information collected during mandatory inspections of hunted game species under the Wildlife Act. It is aggregated at the Wildlife Management Unit level by the Government of British Columbia. The list of species requiring inspection varies over time and by region, so coverage is not uniform.

Use Cases

• Monitor hunting compliance and enforcement trends based on inspection records
• Analyze long-term population trends of specific game species based on inspection data
• Assess regional variations in hunting activity and species prevalence based on Wildlife Management Unit aggregation
• Study changes in provincial wildlife regulations over time based on the evolving list of inspected species

Strengths

• Data spans a long historical period from 1900 to the current year
• Aggregation at the Wildlife Management Unit level provides a standardized spatial framework
• Published by the authoritative Government of British Columbia

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Species coverage is not uniform across the full period or the entire province, as noted in the description

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Data collected during compulsory inspections mandated by the Wildlife Act

Time Range

1900 to present

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:28:58.987778; freshness should be verified

Geography

British Columbia, aggregated at Wildlife Management Unit level