##  [ABMI Releases New Online Oil Sands Region Report](/portal/boreal-caribou-land-management-wetland-knowledge/news/abmi-releases-new-online-oil-sands) 

    **May 23rd, 2026** 

 Organization

[Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI)](/organization/alberta-biodiversity-monitoring-institute-abmi)

 

 

 [![ABMI Oil Sands Wolverine](/sites/default/files/styles/event_list_original_aspect/public/images/2026-05/ABMI%20Oil%20Sands%20Wolverine.jpg?itok=fVUbGqVd)](/media/4812)

 

ABMI has published a new online report on biodiversity, human footprint, and changing land cover in the Oil Sands Region.

The Oil Sands Region covers 140,200 km² or one-fifth of Alberta. This new online report summarizes three types of indicators:

- Natural landscape indicators track the condition of native vegetation, interior habitat, and landscape connectivity.
- Land base change indicators assess key disturbances from human footprint, wildfire, and linear density.
- Biodiversity indicators assess biodiversity intactness, habitat suitability for hundreds of species, and local mammal responses to oil sands-related features.

Explore the [online report here ](https://osr-report-2026.abmi.ca/osr-home?mc_cid=dc38273590&mc_eid=6f91337ed0)



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