Parks Canada collected counts and environmental variables for the American pika (Ochotona princeps) in Glacier National Park. The dataset likely contains observations recorded between 2023 and 2025. It is available as a CSV file under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.
Use Cases
- Model pika population trends based on reported counts.
- Correlate pika abundance with environmental variables mentioned in the description.
- Assess habitat suitability for alpine species in Glacier National Park.
- Monitor climate change impacts on a sensitive indicator species.
- Support conservation planning for the American pika.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from Parks Canada, a government agency.
- The dataset has a defined temporal coverage of 2023-2025.
- It is available under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified as the last metadata update was 2026-05-05.
Provenance
- Source
- Parks Canada
- Time Range
- 2023-2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 18:23:48.828655
- Geography
- Glacier National Park