translate English to French: The area surveyed was twice as large as originally anticipated, ranging from Hinton to just south of Sundre, and as far east as Rocky Mountain House and Edson, covering all accessible roads in an area of approximately 40 000 km2. In total over 2720 km of road were surveyed for Northern Pygmy-Owls.
La superficie oÃ¹ s'est dÃ©roulÃ© le relevÃ© a Ã©tÃ© deux fois plus grande que ce qui avait d'abord Ã©tÃ© prÃ©vu, allant de Hinton jusqu'Ã tout juste au Sud de Sundre et vers l'est jusqu'Ã Rocky Mountain House et Edson, et a couvert toutes les routes accessibles, c'est-Ã -dire, au total, plus de 2 720 km de route, dans un territoire de 40 000 km2 de superficie Ã peu prÃ¨s.