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The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) undertook an assessment of the Pasquia-Bog area to characterize the range using best available science and information. Two ecosite classifications were assessed for habitat preference based on vegetative characteristics (i.e. conifer dominance, shrub dominance, lichen abundance) and suitability as caribou habitat (i.e. predator detection/risk, forage). Ecosite preference was applied to geospatial habitat data (±30 m resolution; Enhanced Wetland Classification) provided by Ducks Unlimited Canada to develop a caribou habitat preference model. The habitat preference model had significant concordance with a coarser scale RSF model generated by Environment Canada (2011).