PR (BATH 2019): 040 - Reasons for Decisions Related to a Joint Proposal for the Management of the Bathurst ekwǫ̀ (Barren-ground caribou) Herd - Part A
Keywords: Bluenose-East, Bluenose East, Total Allowable Harvest, Public Hearing, Conservation.
Keywords: Bluenose-East, Bluenose East, Total Allowable Harvest, Public Hearing, Conservation.
This is the WRRB's final 2019 Reasons for Decision Report for the Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East Caribou) Herd with the corrected Appendix I. The Report is related to the joint management proposal, entitled "Joint Proposal on Management Actions for the Bluenose-East Ɂekwǫ (Barren-ground caribou) Herd 2019 – 2021".
Keywords: Wolf, wolves, feasibility assessment, Bathurst, Caribou, predators.
Keywords: Bathurst, Public Hearing, Management Proposal, Total allowable harvest, conservation.
Key words: calving ground composition surveys; Bathurst and Bluenose‐East caribou herds;breeding females estimate; calf productivity; relative distribution of breeding caribou estimate; relative abundance of predators.
Key words: GNWT-ENR; management; cumulative impacts; Bathurst caribou; caribou habitat; Caribou People; human-caused disturbance; natural (fire) disturbance in the Bathurst
Key words: monitoring; calf production; adult sex ratio; barren-ground caribou; Bathurst and Bluenose East herds; composition surveys
Key words: calving ground photo survey; Bluenose-East barren-ground caribou; breeding females estimate; collared caribou; systematic reconnaissance surveys; calving status; caribou density
Key words: calving ground photo survey; Bathurst barren-ground caribou; breeding females estimate; collared caribou; systematic reconnaissance surveys; calving status; caribou density
Key words: Bathurst caribou; Bluenose-East caribou; survival and productivity rates; environmental variables; temporal variables; spatial variables; integrated population demographic model; environmental covariates