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Wetland Biodiversity
Wetlands provide important habitat for Alberta’s wildlife. From microscopic organisms to birds and mammals – some are born and live out their entire lives in wetlands – others spend only part of each day or a part of their life there. But regardless of how much time they spend there, wetlands are crucial to all.
Here are just a few of the critters you might see at an Alberta wetland:
Wetlands provide storage across the landscape to help hold back flood waters and reduce flood peaks.
