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Advancing Harvest System and Silvicultural Practices for Improved Woodland Caribou and Fibre Outcomes
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This 3-year study will evaluate the potential of new forest management practices to benefit both woodland caribou and growth and yield. Over the course of the project, we will explore stand...
Analysis and Improvement of Linear Features to Increase Caribou Functional Habitat in West-central and North-western Alberta
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We used GPS data from caribou and wolves, field data on human and wildlife use of seismic lines and pipelines, vegetation heights extracted from LiDAR, non-invasive fecal DNA collections, and a suite...
Applications to the BC First Nations Caribou Recovery Implementation Fund are now open!
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Applications are now open for the First Nations Caribou Recovery Implementation Fund (FNCRIF). The FNCRIF was developed to reduce barriers for, and support participation by First Nations communities...
Assessing Pathogen Prevalence and the Health of Ungulates in West-central Alberta Caribou Ranges
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This project will gather data on the disease and parasites carried by moose, deer, and elk to determine the risk of transmission to caribou. Land managers need to know the threats faced by caribou in...
BC Changes to Hunting Regulations
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In partnership with First Nations, the B.C. government is making changes to hunting regulations to support reconciliation and improve wildlife stewardship and habitat conservation. The changes affect...
Behaviour and Calving Success of Boreal Caribou in Relation to Oil and Gas Development
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Anthropogenic disturbance like oil and gas development is thought to negatively affect boreal caribou through displacement and degradation of habitat, and through creation of favourable conditions for...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration Monitoring Framework
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Feedback received from stakeholders involved in existing and potential habitat restoration programs in Northeast British Columbia’s (NE BC) boreal caribou ranges indicate there is a need for the...
Boreal Caribou Habitat Restoration on the Parker Range
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This is the first collaborative, landscape range restoration project of this scale in Canada, with Golder leading this group of stakeholders through the development of the project permitting, barriers...
Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan
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This document is being shared to support stakeholder and public engagement on the draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (BCPRP). It includes an outline of the habitat and population...
Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan Engagement - What We Heard Report
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Boreal caribou range across nine provinces and territories in Canada, including northeast British Columbia (B.C.). These forest-dwelling caribou are listed as “Threatened” under Schedule 1 of Canada’s...
British Columbia extends wolf cull for additional five years in an effort to support caribou recovery
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The British Columbia government has extended its wolf cull by another five years in an effort to help recover dwindling caribou populations in the province. The cull was implemented in 2015 to reduce...
British Columbia releases results of Predator Reduction for Caribou Recovery Engagement Survey
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The British Columbia government has released the results of its Predator Reduction for Caribou Recovery Engagement Survey. Input was sought from stakeholders, interest groups, and citizens to inform...
British Columbia's Draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan – Public Engagement Results
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Results of the public engagement process regarding proposed management measures to support boreal caribou recovery outlined in British Columbia’s Draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan are...
Caribou Conservation Through Better Cutblock Design
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Beginning in 2018, this project will investigate how cutblock design can be less favourable for deer, moose, and elk. Converting old forest to early seral stands through forest harvesting turns good...
Caribou Conservation Through Better Cutblock Design: Year 1 Update
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This 2-page briefing note provides a quick Year 1 update on a Caribou Program project undertaken by fRI Research, which aims to provide information on forest management that could limit habitat for...
Caribou, Fire, and Forestry - Literature Review
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With of goal of understanding how silviculture and harvesting practices might mirror those of natural disturbances, here we summarize research describing differences in responses of caribou and...
Caribou in the Cross-fire? Considering Terrestrial Lichen Forage in the Face of Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) Expansion
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Abstract Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has become an invasive forest pest of mature pine in western North America as it spreads beyond its former endemic range. Management actions such as timber harvest...