Multi-species Action Plan for Banff National Park of Canada

Species at Risk Act

Action Plan Series

2026

On this page

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• 1. Context
  • 1.1 Parks Canada Multi-species Action Planning
  • 1.2 Banff National Park
  • 1.3 Scope of the action plan
    • 1.3.1. Geographic scope
    • 1.3.2. Species scope
• 2. Site-based population and distribution objectives
• 3. Conservation and recovery measures
  • 3.1 Conservation and recovery measure approaches
  • 3.2 Classification of measures
• 4. Critical habitat
  • 4.1 Proposed measures to protect critical habitat
• 5. Evaluation of socio-economic costs and of benefits
  • 5.1 Costs
  • 5.2 Benefits
• 6. Measuring progress
• 7. References
• Appendix A: Species information, objectives and monitoring plans for species at risk in BNP
• Appendix B: Conservation and recovery measures that will be conducted by BNP
• Appendix C: Other conservation and recovery measures that will be encouraged through partnerships or when additional resources become available

Preface

The federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996) ^{Footnote 2} agreed to establish complementary legislation and programs that provide for effective protection of species at risk throughout Canada. The Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2002, c.29) (SARA) was enacted to protect wildlife species at risk in Canada and to complement other legislation in conserving Canada’s biodiversity. Today, SARA is a key contributor to Canada’s 2030 Nature Strategy – Halting and Reversing Biodiversity Loss in Canada, which charts a path for how Canada will implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Under SARA, the federal competent ministers are responsible for the preparation of action plans for species listed as Extirpated, Endangered, and Threatened for which recovery has been deemed feasible. They are also required to report on progress five years after the publication of action plans on the Species at Risk Public Registry.

Species at risk action plans provide the detailed recovery planning that supports the strategic direction set out in recovery strategies. They outline what needs to be done to achieve the population and distribution objectives identified in recovery strategies, including the measures to be taken to address the threats, the monitoring of the recovery of the species, as well as the proposed measures to protect critical habitat identified for the species. Action plans also include an evaluation of the socio-economic costs of the plan and the benefits to be derived from its implementation. Action plans are considered one in a series of documents that are linked and should be taken into consideration together, including COSEWIC status reports, recovery strategies, and other action plans produced for the species.

The Minister responsible for Parks Canada is the competent minister under SARA for species found in Banff National Park (BNP) of Canada and has prepared this action plan to implement recovery strategies that apply to the park as per section 47 of SARA. It has been prepared in cooperation with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the province of Alberta as per section 48(1) of SARA.

Success in the recovery of these species depends on the commitment and cooperation of many different constituencies and will not be achieved by Parks Canada or any other jurisdiction alone. All Canadians are invited to join in supporting and implementing this action plan for the benefit of multiple species and Canadian society as a whole.

Implementation of this action plan is subject to appropriations, priorities, and budgetary constraints of Parks Canada and participating jurisdictions and organizations.

Acknowledgments

Parks Canada would like to acknowledge those who have contributed to the development of this action plan.

We acknowledge that Banff National Park is within the present-day territories of the Treaty 6, 7, and 8 First Nations as well as the Métis Homeland. The lands and waters of Banff have been used for millennia by Indigenous Peoples for sustenance, ceremony, trade, and travel. We thank each Nation for their contributions and continued collaboration to nurture our relations to take care of the lands and waters, as stewards, together

Parks Canada also respectfully acknowledges that Banff National Park is located within the traditional lands of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc Peoples. We recognize their stewardship of the lands and waters in the areas now known as Banff National Park since time immemorial. Parks Canada is committed to reconciliation and renewed relationships with Indigenous peoples, based on a recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership.

Parks Canada would like to thank all staff, partners, stakeholders, volunteers and researchers who have contributed to implementation of the first Multi-species Action Plan for Banff National Park of Canada (2017-2022) and to the development of this updated action plan. The contributions of those who took part in the site-based analysis workshops in February 2023 are greatly appreciated.

Executive Summary

This Multi-species Action Plan for Banff National Park of Canada updates and replaces content in the 2017 action plan for the site^{Footnote 3}. Itapplies to lands and waters occurring within the boundaries of Banff National Park of Canada (BNP). The plan identifies measures to conserve or recover SARA-listed species and species of conservation concern that regularly occur^{Footnote 4} in BNP and fulfills SARA s47 requirements for those species that require an action plan.

20 species that regularly occur in BNP are addressed in this action plan: 15 SARA-listed species and 5 additional species of conservation concern, e.g., COSEWIC assessed but not SARA-listed. Eleven of the SARA-listed species are Endangered or Threatened (and require an action plan as per SARA) and 4 are Special Concern. Including non-SARA-listed species of conservation concern provides a comprehensive plan for species conservation and recovery at the site.

8 site-based population and distribution objectives are identified in this plan and represent the site’s contribution to range-wide objectives for the species as identified in SARA recovery strategies and management plans. Measuring progress towards achieving site-based objectives over time will determine the ecological impacts of implementing the action plan.

Conservation and recovery measures were developed to mitigate the main threats^{Footnote 5} to the species within the park. The five main threats to species addressed within this action plan are:

53 conservation and recovery measures are identified as commitments in this action plan. An additional 12 measures will be implemented if resources and/or partnerships become available to support the work. The number of committed measures and their action categorizations^{Footnote 6} are presented below:

No critical habitat is identified in this action plan. Measures to protect critical habitat already identified for species addressed in this plan are described.

The financial cost to implement this MSAP will be borne by Parks Canada, and through partnerships if resources become available. The main costs of implementing the measures in this plan are expected to be minimal. The core recovery strategies in the updated plan remain consistent with those in the 2017 version, focusing on conservation and recovery actions for both federally listed species and species of conservation concern in BNP. Benefits of this action plan include the targeted recovery of species at risk and an overall positive impact on biodiversity, contributing to federal and global sustainability goals. Benefits also include an improved understanding among visitors to BNP of species at risk, increased support for the protection and recovery of these species, and the continued recovery of and opportunity to view plains bison, a culturally significant species.

Progress toward implementation of this action plan and meeting the site-based population and distribution objectives will be assessed annually and a report summarizing the results will be published on the Species at Risk Public Registry after five years, as per section 55 of SARA.

1. Context

This Multi-species Action Plan for Banff National Park of Canada updates and replaces content in the 2017 action plan (Parks Canada Agency 2017). Under Section 52 of the Species at Risk Act, the competent minister may amend an action plan at any time. An amendment is being undertaken now to update species information and integrate knowledge and new information gained during implementation of the 2017 action plan. The five-year implementation report for the 2017 multi-species action plan (MSAP) is available on the Species at Risk Public Registry.

1.1 Parks Canada Multi-species Action Planning

Parks Canada (PC) takes a multi-species, site-based approach to action planning that identifies and prioritizes conservation and recovery measures for a suite of species at one or more Parks Canada sites. This approach enables Parks Canada to consider the needs of multiple species and identify and prioritize measures that can be implemented at the site(s) to provide the greatest contributions to species conservation and recovery. Parks Canada multi-species action plans focus on lands and waters under Parks Canada’s administration.

The action planning process considers a suite of species that occur regularly at the site(s), including species at risk listed in Schedule 1 of SARA, species assessed by COSEWIC and under consideration for addition to Schedule 1 of SARA, provincially listed species, and other species of interest, including those of cultural importance. Inclusion of species that don’t require a SARA action plan enables Parks Canada to take a holistic approach and develop a comprehensive plan for species conservation and recovery at the site(s).

In many cases, several federal and provincial recovery strategies and plans, management plans, and action plans have been prepared for the species included in this action plan. Along with COSEWIC status assessments, those documents provide guidance for the recovery of individual species, including the identification of threats, recovery objectives, strategic direction to achieve objectives, and critical habitat. This action plan was developed and will be implemented in a manner that is consistent with those recovery documents and should be viewed as part of this body of linked strategies and plans.

Parks Canada’s approach to multi-species action planning aligns with the Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service, 2018). It considers priorities of landscape-scale conservation, ecological connectivity, climate-smart conservation, Indigenous conservation, and cultural species. In addition, Parks Canada is increasingly using the adaptive management framework Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (i.e., Conservation Standards) to support and inform the action planning process.

Implementation of the conservation and recovery measures identified in these action plans is often integrated into the existing framework of Parks Canada conservation programs. Ecological integrity is a cornerstone of Parks Canada’s mandate to protect and promote significant examples of Canada’s natural heritage. It is the first priority in the maintenance of Canada’s National Parks. In addition to the protections provided under SARA, species at risk, their residences, and their habitat in Parks Canada places are often protected under additional federal acts and regulations, including but not limited to the Migratory Birds Convention Act and regulations, the Fisheries Act, the Canada National Parks Act, and the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act.

1.2 Banff National Park

Banff National Park protects 6,641 km2 of the Eastern Ranges and Main Ranges of the Rocky Mountains, extending from the peaks and glaciers of the Continental Divide to the mid-elevation montane forests of the Bow River Valley and the east slopes. The park is adjacent to Kootenay and Yoho national parks and Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park to the west. These parks, together with Jasper National Park and Mount Robson and Hamber provincial parks, form a 20,069 km2 protected area that has been designated the UNESCO Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site. There are also several Alberta provincial parks and wilderness areas adjacent to the east boundary of the park.

Banff National Park encompasses the entire upper portion of the Bow River watershed, and the North Saskatchewan River watershed. Park elevations range from approximately 1300m where the Bow River exits the park, to nearly 3500m along the Continental Divide. Precipitation levels decrease from west to east, and snowfall in particular is more abundant near the divide. The main ecosystem disturbance factors are wildfire, forest insects, avalanches, and fluvial erosion and deposition. This complex mountainous landscape supports diverse ecosystems that include alpine meadows, moist subalpine forests, open shrub avalanche slopes, rich riparian zones and alluvial flats, and open montane forests and grasslands. These ecosystems support a high diversity of species, a number of which are at risk, or are of conservation concern.

1.3 Scope of the action plan

Although it was included in the previous action plan, the Ya-Ha Tinda ranch, a federal Crown property managed by Parks Canada, is not included in this amendment. The Ya Ha Tinda ranch was designated an Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measure in 2024 (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/nature-legacy/other-effective-area-based-measures.html). Species at risk considerations for the Ya Ha Tinda ranch are included in the site’s Resource Protection Plan (Parks Canada 2023).

1.3.1. Geographic scope

The geographic scope of this action plan includes all federal lands and waters within Banff National Park (Figure 1). This multi-species action plan has been written specifically for BNP to fulfill Parks Canada’s legal responsibilities, and to respond to specific threats, legislation, and management priorities at this site, which may differ in areas outside the site. However, this plan has been developed and will be implemented collaboratively with partners in the broader landscape to maximize conservation benefits to species conservation and recovery.

1.3.2. Species scope

This action plan addresses a total of 15 SARA-listed species plus 5 species of conservation concern that regularly occur in BNP (Table 1). This includes 11 SARA-listed Endangered or Threatened species (for which an action plan is required under s.47 of SARA) and 4 SARA-listed Special Concern species. Note that over the course of implementation of this action plan, some species’ COSEWIC assessment or SARA status may change.

2. Site-based population and distribution objectives

The potential for Parks Canada to undertake direct management action at the site that will measurably contribute to the recovery of each species was assessed. Site-specific population and distribution objectives were developed for 8 species (Appendix A). These objectives identify the contribution that conservation and recovery measures implemented by the site or in collaboration with partners can make towards achieving the national objectives identified in SARA recovery strategies and management plans.

Monitoring progress towards achieving the site-based objectives over time will help determine whether implementation of the conservation and recovery measures (identified in Appendix B) is having the desired influence on species recovery.

For several species, Parks Canada’s primary contribution to conservation is ensuring that protection measures are maintained to protect species and their habitats. In these cases, recovery cannot be measurably influenced by site-level management actions, and therefore, setting site-specific population and distribution objectives are not appropriate. This may be due to one or more of the following circumstances within the site: (1) there are no or few known threats; (2) there are no feasible management actions to address threats; or (3) only a small portion of the species range is within the site and therefore the impact of management actions cannot be measured. In such cases, conservation efforts may be limited to protection measures in place under federal legislation, including the Canada National Parks Act, the Impact Assessment Act, the Fisheries Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, and SARA. Additional efforts may include indirect threat mitigations such as education and outreach, habitat maintenance, and addressing knowledge gaps through inventory, research, and monitoring.

3. Conservation and recovery measures

Conservation and recovery measures aimed at addressing threats to the species at the site and making progress towards achieving site-based population and distribution objectives were identified and prioritized. The prioritization primarily considered ecological effectiveness but also considered opportunities to integrate priorities under the Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation in Canada, strengthen partnerships, increase the value of visitor experience at the park, and increase awareness through external relations. Prioritization also considered budgetary opportunities and constraints. Wherever possible, PC is taking an ecosystem approach, prioritizing measures that benefit multiple species to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of species protection and recovery.

In total, 53 conservation and recovery measures are identified for implementation by PC in BNP (Appendix B). An additional 12 measures will be encouraged through partnerships or when additional resources become available (Appendix C). Each measure is associated with one or more identified threats. The five main threats addressed in this action plan are: recreational activities; invasive non-native plants & animals; roads and railroads; dams & water management/use; and fire and fire suppression. Each measure is also associated with a desired outcome and the anticipated timeline for achieving the desired outcome. Desired outcomes are designed to be quantifiable and achievable over the implementation period of this plan.

3.1 Conservation and recovery measure approaches

The identification and prioritization of conservation and recovery measures considered opportunities to integrate the following recovery measure approaches: landscape-scale conservation, climate-smart conservation, ecological connectivity, and Conservation Standards.

Landscape-scale Conservation:
Conservation planning beyond the park boundary increases opportunities for collaboration with regional partners to maximize conservation outcomes across the landscape. Many conservation and recovery measures outlined in this plan require collaboration with regional partners to maximize their success.

Climate-smart Conservation:
Climate change projections, impacts and vulnerabilities were considered when developing the recovery measures outlined in this plan. The goal was to develop a climate-smart action plan, including measures expected to be sustainable and effective based on projected climate change scenarios.

Ecological Connectivity:
Ecological connectivity is a key consideration for species at risk planning and recovery. This is particularly important for wide-ranging species, both terrestrial and aquatic (e.g., grizzly bear and trout), and increasingly important as trends in park visitation and associated infrastructure continue to rise. Several conservation and recovery measures outlined in this plan focus on removing barriers and ensuring connectivity is maintained or restored for key species.

Conservation Standards:
Conservation Standards is increasingly being used by Parks Canada to support action planning, particularly with species for which implementing a shared adaptive management framework at a regional scale will improve conservation outcomes, e.g., five- needle pines.

3.2 Classification of measures

Measures identified in this plan are categorized based on Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) Conservation Actions Classifications^{Footnote 7}. The following action classifications are addressed in this plan:

Land / Water Management:
Many conservation and recovery measures detailed in this plan involve direct management or restoration of sites or ecosystems in the park. Prescribed fire, forest thinning, tree planting, creating alternate travel routes, restoring water flow, and removing non-native species are some of the active management tools that Parks Canada uses for species recovery. Visitor management is another important tool used to protect sensitive species and their important habitats from disturbance or displacement, and to prevent the introduction of invasive species.

Species Management:
In some instances, direct management or restoration of species is necessary for recovery. This plan includes species reintroductions to historically occupied areas (e.g., bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout), active management to ensure the success of previous introductions (e.g., plains bison), and seed collection to conserve genetic diversity.

Conservation Designation & Planning:
Planning restoration activities is an essential early step in species recovery. Parks Canada will develop species-specific restoration and operational plans to guide future actions for recovery of species such as plains bison and five-needle pines.

Applied Research & Monitoring:
Knowledge gaps represent major impediments to the development and implementation of effective conservation and recovery measures for many species of conservation concern. Information obtained through research, surveys and monitoring will provide a better site-level and regional understanding of species ecology, distribution, status, and population trends, allowing for better protection and timely implementation of active management and threat mitigation. Habitat assessments, species inventory and mapping, genetic analyses, habitat security modeling, habitat connectivity analyses, and long-term population monitoring will provide information necessary to guide future park and landscape-scale conservation action.

Partnerships/collaborations^{Footnote 8}:
Several conservation and recovery measures outlined in this plan will be conducted in collaboration with regional partners. Parks Canada will work to maintain existing partnerships and cultivate new ones related to conservation issues and research questions of mutual interest.

Raising Awareness:
Outreach and communications about species at risk with park visitors and regional stakeholders garners support for species at risk recovery actions taken in the park. The broad and diverse visitor base that visits BNP provides opportunities to connect with the public about species recovery.

Legal & Policy Frameworks:
Legislation and policy are valuable tools for species protection and recovery. This plan includes implementing new protection measures, e.g., barbless hook regulations to protect bull trout and westslope cutthroat trout.

4. Critical habitat

Critical habitat is “the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species’ critical habitat in the recovery strategy or in an action plan for the species” (SARA s.2(1)). Where the recovery strategy for a species states that the identification of critical habitat is not complete, a schedule of studies is included towards gathering additional information to complete the identification. Additional critical habitat can be identified in an amended recovery strategy or in an upcoming or amended action plan for the species.

Critical habitat was identified in BNP within the recovery strategies for Banff Springs snail, bank swallow, bull trout (Saskatchewan – Nelson Rivers populations), little brown myotis, westslope cutthroat trout (Alberta population), whitebark pine, and woodland caribou (Southern Mountain population). No additional critical habitat is identified in this action plan.

4.1 Proposed measures to protect critical habitat

Critical habitat identified in BNP in recovery strategies for species addressed in this plan is legally protected from destruction as per section 58 of SARA. SARA requires that critical habitat identified in a federally protected area^{Footnote 9} be described in the Canada Gazette within 90 days after the final recovery strategy or action plan that identified the critical habitat is included in the public registry. A prohibition against destruction of critical habitat under ss. 58(1) applies 90 days after the description of the critical habitat is published in the Canada Gazette. If it is determined that any portions of critical habitat are not protected, and steps are being taken to protect those portions, those steps will be communicated via the Registry through the reports referred to in section 63 of SARA.

5. Evaluation of socio-economic costs and of benefits

The Species at Risk Act requires the competent minister to undertake an evaluation of the socio-economic costs of the action plan and the benefits to be derived from its implementation (s.49(1)(e)). This socio-economic assessment is narrow in scope, as it applies only to protected lands and waters in BNP, which are often subject to fewer threats (e.g., industrial activities) compared to other areas because the lands are managed to maintain and restore ecological and commemorative integrity. Further, this evaluation addresses only the incremental socio-economic costs and benefits of implementing the measures outlined in this action plan and does not include socio-economic impacts of existing activities or management regimes in those Parks Canada sites. It does not address total cumulative costs or benefits of species recovery in general nor does it attempt to conduct a full cost-benefit analysis as is done to support a regulatory initiative.

The protection and recovery of species at risk can result in both costs and benefits, which affect various groups of Canadian society in different ways. The proposed measures in this action plan seek a balanced approach to reducing or eliminating threats to species at risk populations and habitats. Potential socio-economic costs as well as the social and environmental benefits that may occur through implementation of this action plan are outlined below.

5.1 Costs

The total incremental cost to implement the measures outlined in Appendix B will be borne by Parks Canada out of existing salaries and goods and services dollars that are integrated into the operational management of the sites and thereby will not result in additional costs to society. Implementation of the measures in this plan is subject to appropriations, priorities, and budgetary constraints. Measures outlined in Appendix C will only be implemented through partnerships or if additional resources become available.

The anticipated socioeconomic cost to Indigenous communities, stakeholders, and park visitors is expected to be low. The park is a protected area where core species recovery strategies are already in place. The updated action plan remains consistent with measures outlined in the 2017 MASP and reflects ongoing recovery efforts that have been implemented in the park over time. As such, the proposed actions do not represent a significant change from current practices

5.2 Benefits

Potential economic benefits of the conservation and recovery of species at risk at this site cannot be easily quantified, as many of the values derived from wildlife are non-market commodities that are difficult to appraise in financial terms. Wildlife, in all its forms, has value in and of itself, and is valued by Canadians for aesthetic, cultural, spiritual, recreational, educational, historical, economic, medical, ecological and scientific reasons. The conservation of species at risk is an important component of the Government of Canada’s commitment to conserving biological diversity and is important to Canada’s current and future economic and natural wealth. Measures in this plan help to meet the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy goal of protecting and recovering species and conserving Canadian biodiversity. It also contributes to the global goal of ensuring “biodiversity is sustainably used and managed and nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services, are valued, maintained and enhanced, with those currently in decline being restored” (Kunming-Montreal Convention on Biological Diversity, December 2022).

The protected natural capital assets (forests, grasslands, wetlands, freshwater, coastal and marine areas) of national parks and national marine conservation areas provide a flow of ecosystem services (e.g.: climate regulation, provision of habitat, water supply and regulation) that benefit individuals and communities across Canada. Parks Canada works to sustain and improve the ecological condition of the national network of protected places. Efforts that improve species’ condition and their role in the ecosystem, such as recovery measures in this action plan, have an impact on the overall health of the ecosystem. For BNP, the potential annual value of ecosystem services has been estimated to range between $3.3 billion and $11 billion (average value $7.1 billion)^{Footnote 10} (Mulrooney & Jones, 2023). Implementing the measures within this MSAP will contribute to sustaining the valuable flow of ecosystem services to Canadians.

Measures presented in this action plan will contribute to meeting recovery strategy objectives for threatened and endangered species and will also contribute to meeting management objectives for species of special concern. Recovery Strategies, action plans and management plans for SARA listed species are an integral part of species management aimed at species’ survival and recovery, maintaining biodiversity in Canada and conserving Canada’s natural heritage.

The measures outlined in this document are expected to have overall positive impacts on ecological integrity, cultural continuity, and appreciation of the park environment and species. For example, outreach and education will improve understanding of species at risk and increase support for their protection and the implementation of recovery actions within the park and beyond. Additional potential benefits include bison viewing opportunities by visitors and the continued recovery of a culturally significant species.

6. Measuring progress

Reporting on implementation of the action plan (under section 55 of SARA) will be done by assessing progress towards implementing the measures listed in Appendix B, and Appendix C when possible. Reporting on the ecological of the action plan will be done by assessing progress towards meeting site-based population and distribution objectives (Appendix A). Progress will be monitored annually and an implementation report summarizing the results of this plan will be posted to the SAR Public Registry five years following publication of the final version. The five-year report will also include a summary of the socio-economic impacts from implementing the action plan.

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Parks Canada. 2025. Population and Distribution Objectives for Whitebark and Limber Pine in Canada’s Mountain National Parks. Parks Canada, Ottawa.

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Appendix A: Species information, objectives and monitoring plans for species at risk in BNP

Appendix B: Conservation and recovery measures that will be implemented

Appendix C: Other conservation and recovery measures that will be implemented if partnerships or additional resources become available

Date modified :

2026-03-17