A Mountain Caribou Strategy for British Columbia
Because of the declining population of mountain caribou in British Columbia and the increasing conflict between caribou management and timber harvesting, BC Environment recently has developed a new policy for mountain caribou management in the province. Three options were considered; 1) to manage ha...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c13f308daddd4dee870d29010f29b5dd 2023-05-15T15:53:23+02:00 A Mountain Caribou Strategy for British Columbia G.A. McKinnon 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1236 https://doaj.org/article/c13f308daddd4dee870d29010f29b5dd EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1236 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.16.4.1236 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/c13f308daddd4dee870d29010f29b5dd Rangifer, Vol 16, Iss 4 (1996) caribou British Columbia management strategy forestry Animal culture SF1-1100 article 1996 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1236 2022-12-31T04:07:33Z Because of the declining population of mountain caribou in British Columbia and the increasing conflict between caribou management and timber harvesting, BC Environment recently has developed a new policy for mountain caribou management in the province. Three options were considered; 1) to manage habitats/populations to potential habitat suitability, 2) to manage habitats/populations to ensure that at least present levels are maintained and 3) to manage habitats/populations within a core area of the province only. The chosen strategy of managing habitats/populations to ensure that at least present levels are maintained is consistent with ministry goals and policies and will likely require that a network of protected areas, buffer areas and linking corridors be established. Initiatives to document existing mountain caribou distribution and to provide options for integrated caribou/timber solutions to management conflicts are ongoing. Successful implementation of this caribou management strategy will require the active participation of the Ministry of Forests since the protection of habitat is a shared responsibility. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rangifer 16 4 149 |
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Because of the declining population of mountain caribou in British Columbia and the increasing conflict between caribou management and timber harvesting, BC Environment recently has developed a new policy for mountain caribou management in the province. Three options were considered; 1) to manage habitats/populations to potential habitat suitability, 2) to manage habitats/populations to ensure that at least present levels are maintained and 3) to manage habitats/populations within a core area of the province only. The chosen strategy of managing habitats/populations to ensure that at least present levels are maintained is consistent with ministry goals and policies and will likely require that a network of protected areas, buffer areas and linking corridors be established. Initiatives to document existing mountain caribou distribution and to provide options for integrated caribou/timber solutions to management conflicts are ongoing. Successful implementation of this caribou management strategy will require the active participation of the Ministry of Forests since the protection of habitat is a shared responsibility. |
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A Mountain Caribou Strategy for British Columbia |
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