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Submit Wildlife / Plant Data and Information

Last updated on September 20, 2024

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Anyone can submit wildlife and plant data to the province! If you have completed a scientific research project or just detected a species-at-risk in your backyard we want to know about it. The data and information you collect and submit informs wildlife management and conservation decision making in the province.

The type of data you have collected will determine how you should proceed with the submission. For instance, if you have collected data as part of a rigorous inventory, work under a Wildlife Act permit, a long-term monitoring program, or a research project you will want to complete the Wildlife Inventory Projects submission. Individual observations can be submitted through Incidental Observations drop down below.

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Wildlife / Plant Inventory Projects

Use the Wildlife Species Inventory submission page to submit wildlife and/or plant data and information from inventory (general surveys, census and telemetry) projects conducted in B.C. Reports, review articles, management summaries, and standard scientific research reports may also be submitted where copyright permissions allow.   

Find the appropriate SPI data submission template for your project. 

Submit Inventory 

 

Incidental Observations

Incidental observations are casual sightings that happen when you’re outside - for example, hiking, camping, swimming, driving, or in your backyard.

You can report information about:

  • Healthy wild animals, fish and plants
  • Sick, injured or dead animals

To report your sighting please use our online Wildlife Incidental Observation Form using either the Public Access or Staff Access buttons below:

Public Access (Basic BCeID)

Note: To access the public form, you must have an active basic BCeID account. Your account will expire two years after it was created or last changed. Register for a Basic BCeID if you do not have one or it is not active.

Staff Access (IDIR username required)

If you have a batch of observations that you would like to submit, please load your observations to the Incidental Observations Template (XLSM, 126KB), and submit your template to SPI_Mail@gov.bc.ca.

Note: Instructions for using the data template are within the data template.

If you can’t identify a species, you can get help by emailing a photo and general location to SPI_Mail@gov.bc.ca. 

 

Wildlife data and information submitted to the province will be publicly available; however, some data may be secured to protect a species or ecosystem from persecution or harm, for proprietary reasons or to protect government interests.

Contact information

If you have any questions, contact the provincial specialist for wildlife species information.