Ministry of Environment

Information in the Species Inventory Database (SPI) is either secured or not secured. In either case, once access is granted:

You may utilize wildlife species inventory (WSI) data and reports within your department, agency, business or corporation.
Subcontractors that you oversee may also use the information for specific projects.
WSI data may not be further distributed or sold in any format. Should individuals approach you from outside of your organization to obtain WSI data, please refer them to (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/index.htm) to obtain current data.
The Species Inventory Database is continually being updated. Use only current downloads of WSI data for analytical work.
When you use data or reports gained from the database, please properly cite the original authors of the material.
If you desire to utilize data for research and analysis, please contact the original author of the data as a courtesy to them.

Some projects in the Species Inventory Database are secured. Please refer to Secured and Sensitive Data for more information on using secured data.