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Biologist

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Biologists study livingorganisms in natural (or altered) ecosystems and to manage natural resources.They work in such diverse fields as aquatic biology, marine biology, botany,environmental impact assessment, microbiology, land reclamation and remediation,wildlife management, and zoology.  
Biologist: Occupations in Alberta - alis

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Certification & Regulation Information

Alberta Society of Professional Biologists | ASPB  

InAlberta, Professional Biologists are registrants of the Alberta Society ofProfessional Biologists (ASPB), and are subject to a code of ethics, continuingcompetency requirements, and a disciplinary process. The ASPB is aself-regulated organization under legislation in the Province of Alberta,meaning its purpose is to protect the public of Alberta by ensuring biologistsare qualified to practice biology in accordance with that legislation.

STEP 1: Visit & review membership categories andpathways: Membership Categories |ASPB

STEP 2: Review: Internationally Trained Applicants | ASPB

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We are located in the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot  Confederacy) and the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta,  which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and  the Iyarhe Nakoda. We are situated on land where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, and  the traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Mohkinstsis” which we  now call the City of Calgary. The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

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