British Columbia

===Fauna===
[[File:Awesome Takakkaw Falls IMG 4771.JPG|thumb|[[Yoho National Park]]]]
Much of the province is undeveloped, so populations of many mammalian species that have become rare in much of the United States still flourish in British Columbia.<ref>{{cite web |first= |title=Plants, Animals & Ecosystems – Province of British Columbia |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212033407/https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/plants-animals-ecosystems |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |publisher=Ministry of Environment and Climate Change}}</ref> Watching animals of various sorts, including a very wide range of birds, has long been popular. Bears ([[Grizzly bear|grizzly]], [[American black bear|black]]—including the [[Kermode bear]] or spirit bear) live here, as do [[deer]], [[elk]], [[moose]], [[Reindeer|caribou]], [[Bighorn sheep|big-horn sheep]], [[mountain goat]]s, [[marmot]]s, [[beaver]]s, [[muskrat]]s, [[coyote]]s, [[Wolf|wolves]], [[mustelidae|mustelids]] (such as [[wolverine]]s, [[badger]]s and [[fisher (animal)|fishers]]), [[cougar]]s, [[eagle]]s, [[osprey]]s, [[heron]]s, [[Canada goose|Canada geese]], [[swan]]s, [[loon]]s, [[hawk]]s, [[owl]]s, [[raven]]s, [[harlequin duck]]s, and many other sorts of ducks. Smaller birds ([[American robin|robins]], [[jay]]s, [[grosbeak]]s, [[Tit (bird)|chickadees]], and so on) also abound.<ref>{{cite web |date=July 30, 2015 |title=Wildlife of British Columbia: 13 Species To Look Out For This Summer |url=https://summitlodge.com/blog/wildlife-of-british-columbia-11-species-to-look-out-for-this-summer/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212033407/https://summitlodge.com/blog/wildlife-of-british-columbia-11-species-to-look-out-for-this-summer/ |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |website=Summit Lodge Boutique Hotel Whistler |language=en-US}}</ref> Murrelets are known from Frederick Island, a small island off the coast of [[Haida Gwaii]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=[[The Life of Birds]] |last=Attenborough |first=David |publisher=[[BBC]] |year=1998 |author-link=David Attenborough |isbn=0563-38792-0}}</ref>

Many healthy populations of fish are present, including [[salmonidae|salmonids]] such as several species of [[salmon]], [[trout]], [[Rainbow trout|steelhead]], and [[Salvelinus|char]]. Besides salmon and trout, sport-fishers in BC also catch [[halibut]], [[bass (fish)|bass]], and [[sturgeon]]. On the coast, [[harbour seal]]s and [[North American river otter|river otters]] are common.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 28, 2016 |title=Sealife |url=https://oceanwatch.ca/bccoast/species-habitats/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212033427/https://oceanwatch.ca/bccoast/species-habitats/ |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |access-date=February 12, 2022 |publisher=Oceanwatch BC Coast |language=en-CA}}</ref> [[Cetacea]]n species native to the coast include the [[orca]], [[humpback whale]], [[grey whale]], [[harbour porpoise]], [[Dall's porpoise]], [[Pacific white-sided dolphin]] and [[minke whale]].

[[File:Along the High note trail atop Whistler Mtn. (7958950226).jpg|thumb|[[Cheakamus Lake]] in [[Garibaldi Provincial Park]]]]
[[File:Dorsal fin of a Humpback whale 03.jpg|thumb|[[Humpback whale]] in [[Sooke]] coast]]
Some endangered species in British Columbia are: [[Vancouver Island marmot]], [[spotted owl]], [[American white pelican]], and badgers.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
|+ Endangered species in British Columbia<ref>BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Conservation Data Centre</ref>
! scope="col" | Type of organism
! scope="col" | Red-listed species in BC
! scope="col" | Total number of species in BC
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Freshwater fish
| 24
| 80
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Amphibians
| 5
| 19
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Reptiles
| 6
| 16
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Birds
| 34
| 465
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Terrestrial mammals
| {{small|(Requires new data)}}
| {{small|(Requires new data)}}
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Marine mammals
| 3
| 29
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Plants
| 257
| 2333
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Butterflies
| 19
| 187
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Dragonflies
| 9
| 87
|}