##  [NOW AVAILABLE! 2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint within boreal caribou ranges across Canada](/portal/boreal-caribou/news/now-available-2020-anthropogenic-disturbance-footprint-within-boreal) 

    **Jul 30th, 2024** 

 Organization

[Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)](/organization/environment-and-climate-change-canada-eccc)

 

 

Contact

[Jon Pasher](/contact/jon-pasher)

 

 

 [![Graphical images of three caribou walking in front of a map depicting anthropogenic disturbance.](/sites/default/files/styles/event_list_original_aspect/public/images/2024-07/caribou%20disturbance%20for%20cclm-cropped.png?itok=yE5dW5wq "2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint in boreal caribou ranges in Canada")](/media/4109)

 

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) proudly announces the release of the "[2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint within boreal caribou ranges across Canada - As interpreted from 2020 Landsat satellite imagery](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/63e1cda6-debe-4b9b-b075-3666443e30b4)". As part of the scientific assessment of critical habitat for boreal caribou, ECCC has undertaken detailed anthropogenic disturbance mapping across known caribou ranges, every 5 years as of 2010 (data available for [2010](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/890a5d8d-3dbb-4608-b6ce-3b6d4c3b7dce), [2015](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a71ab99c-6756-4e56-9d2e-2a63246a5e94) and now [2020](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/63e1cda6-debe-4b9b-b075-3666443e30b4)).

This GIS dataset provides researchers, land managers and policy makers with a national representation of anthropogenic disturbance across the boreal caribou ranges to support boreal caribou conservation and recovery. Standardized methodology allows users to compare the 2020 anthropogenic disturbance footprint to the footprint measured in 2015 and 2010.

To access the data and associated supplementary resources visit the Open Government Portal [here](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/63e1cda6-debe-4b9b-b075-3666443e30b4).

QUICK TIP: To quickly view the data, click on the "View on Map" button and zoom in to your area of interest. Map layers can then be toggled on and off using the "layers" button (see images below with buttons highlighted in red).

![An image of the Data and Resources menu with a red arrow pointing at the 'View on Map' button](/sites/default/files/inline-images/CCLM%20disturbance%20map%20instructions.png)![A map showing anthropogenic disturbance in boreal caribou ranges with the "layers" legend opened and the layers icon highlighted in red.](/sites/default/files/inline-images/CCLM%20disturbance%20map.png)



Portal(s):

[Boreal Caribou](/portal/boreal-caribou)