Multiple species inventory and monitoring summaries

This data set summarises the results of multiple species inventory and monitoring efforts conducted across Crown lands managed for commercial forestry in Ontario from 2013 to 2018.

These monitoring efforts provided state and trend information on the presence, relative abundance, and associated habitat conditions of representative wildlife species.

Core survey methods included:

camera traps for medium and large mammals
acoustic recorders for forest birds and calling amphibians
salamander coverboards
small mammal live trapping

The data set summarises the proportion of monitoring locations where a species was detected at least once, by:

year
region
sampling method

Additional information is available from the Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Populations in Ontario’s Managed Forest: Background and Methods report.

Ministry contact: Science and Research Branch

Additional information

Tags: Environment and Nat... Environment and Natural Resources

Wildlife Wildlife

Forest Management Forest Management

Monitoring Monitoring
Geographic coverage: Ontario's Managed Forest
Maintainer: Science and Research Branch
Maintainer branch: Science and Research Branch
Last Validated Date: April 1, 2025
Update frequency: As required