This document provides the status of large mammals and/or management planning for large mammals in the NWT.
This documents provides harvest information received from Nunavut Wildlife Management Board on caribou harvest from communities that may harvest the Bathurst caribou herd. However, it is not possible to determine if harvest was taken solely from that herd or if communities with little access to the Bathurst herd have harvested from that herd.
This is a draft report provided to the WRRB to assist the Board in considering a possible Total Allowable Harvest for the Bathurst herd. The analyses within the report could also be used to help define a technically sound monitoring approach and to contribute to an adaptive management program.
This is a summary report detailing the Sahtu Renewable Resources Board's traditional knowledge program, 2005-2009.
This DRAFT report by Nishi et al. discusses the use of the calving ground photographic survey technique to estimate abundance and distribution of breeding females in the Bathurst herd of barren-ground caribou in June 2009.
A harvest summary from Tlicho communities documented by ENR from annual surveys and winter road check stations.
A revised spreadsheet from ENR showing resident harvest statistics from the North and South SLave regions,Management Units R and U. It now includes the hunter questionaire and a description of methods.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the creation of managment units.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the creation of barren ground caribou management units.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the requirements and conditions of wildlife related licences, permits and tags.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the recognition of Hunters and Trappers Associations
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the export of wildlife meat and parts outside of the NWT.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the sale of meat by a Hunters and Trappers Association.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the disposal of wildlife.
These maps show harvest density in winters of 07/08 and 08/09 as recorded by ENR through community interviews.
Letters of correspondence and records of community meetings related to Bathurst caribou consultation done by ENR over the past 6 - 12 months.
Letters of correspondence and records of community meetings related to Bathurst caribou consultation done by ENR over the past 6 - 12 months.
Letters of correspondence and records of community meetings related to Bathurst caribou consultation done by ENR over the past 6 - 12 months.
This ENR document provides a table of commercial Hunters and Trappers Association tag use in the North Slave regions from 2000-2008
This ENR report summarizes the results of caribou condition sampling undertaken on the Bathurst caribou herd from 2007-2009.
This in an in-depth report detailing the results of surveys, all supporting data and computer modeling that lead to the conclusion of a declining herd.
Regulations established under the Wildlife Act for the licensing wildlife businesses such as outfitters, guides, taxidermists, game farms and commercial sale.
This report details the development of a demographic model used to explore the mechanisms for the decline of the Bathurst Caribou Herd.
This is a summary of outfitter harvest of barren-ground caribou from 1993-2009.
A powerpoint presentation from ENR made to the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board December 3, 2009.
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2000
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2001
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2002
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2003
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2004
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2006
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2007
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2008
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2009
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds and oufitting camps in Wek'eezhii in Sept/Oct 2005
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2000
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2001
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2002
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2003
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2004
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2005
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2006
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2007
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2008
Map showing location of caribou from Bathurst, Ahiak and Bluenose East herds in Wek'eezhii December to March 2009
This report documents presentations and discussions from a stakeholder workshop hosted by ENR on the status of the Bathurst caribou herd and various management scenarios.
This is a chart supplied by ENR that shows the number of collars on Bathurst, Bluenose East and Ahik caribou herds from 1996 to present.
This report details a compilation of environmental trends across the range of the Bathurst Caribou herd to help examine whether changes now being observed on the caribou's range had a role in the decline and whether they will affect the caribou herd's recovery.
This is a report detailing the definition and development of habitat indicators for the calving ground and summer range of Bathurst Caribou Herd using field measurementas, satellite earth observations, and climate records.
These are the figures associated with the report entitled "Habitat Indicators for Migratory Tundra Caribou Under a Changing Climate: Calving Ground and Summer Range".
This is a report detailing the definition and development of winter range and pre-calving migration habitat indicators for the Bathurst Caribou herd. Together with the companion paper that reports results of calving grounds and summer range habitat indicators, managers will be able to interpret and assess the overall effects and implied impacts of climate change.
These are the figures associated with the report entitled "Habitat Indicators for Migratory Tundra Caribou Under a Changing Climate: Winter and Pre-Calving Migration Ranges".
This draft report analyses satellite collar location and aerial survey data to determine a zone of influence around NWT diamond mines in which caribou are less abundant.
ENRs response to the Alberta Research Council review of the governments caribou research and management program.
This document reports on the recorded harvest from a voluntary check-stop on the Tibbet to Contoyto winter road from 2004-2009
This workshop report provides a summary of discussions and results of an information sharing gathering session related to the longer term caribou TK study ongoing in the Sahtu.
This report provides a summary of 2008-2009 activities on the caribou TK study in the Sahtu.
This DRAFT report by John Nagy provides evidence that the Cape Bathurst, Bluenose-West and Bluenose-East calving grounds are not theoretical and justification for the division of the "Bluenose" herd.
This DRAFT report by John Nagy provides a description of how the retrospective analyses of the 1986, 1987, and 1992 photocensus survey data were done to derive population estimates of the Cape Bathurst, Bluenose-West & East herds, the methods used to generate population estimates of the herds during 1986, 1987, 1992, 2000, 2005, and 2006, and an evaluation of the fidelity of cows and bulls to post-calving/early summer ranges.
A fact sheet outlining herd status for all NWT caribou herds.
An ENR Manuscript Report responding to issues raised by outfitters related to the Bathurst and Ahiak caribou herds.
This report documents Tlicho laws regarding caribou and the relationships between adherence to the laws and changes in populations and migration patterns.
This DRAFT report by Johnson et al. reports the results of three systematic transect surveys of the Ahiak calving ground conducted June 2006, June 2007, and June 2008. Figures from this report will be posted separately.
These are the figures associated with the Johnson et al. report posted on the registry.
This report by W. Rettie addresses two complementary uses of radio-colars to monitor dynamics in barren-ground caribou populations in the Northwest Territories.
This report documents reported harvest from the Tlicho winter road check station in the winter of 2007-2008.
This document reports on the recorded harvest from a voluntary check-stop on the Tibbet to Contoyto winter road from 2004-2008
This report provides a year-end activity report of the caribou TK program in the Sahtu for 2007-2008.
This report by Gunn et al. describes variations in the location, size and shape of the Bathurst calving grounds, describes the patterns and predictability of caribou occupation of their calving grounds, and recommends how to use the currently available monitoring data to establish calving ground boundaries that reflect the probability of the location and occupation of their calving grounds.
This document reports on the recorded harvest from a voluntary check-stop on the Tibbet to Contoyto winter road from 2004-2007
This DRAFT report by Gunn et al. compiles information about the collaring program and chronology of collaring. Satellite-collared caribou locations have been used to describe season and annual movements.
This DRAFT report by Anne Gunn which details measure of calf-cow ratios and reports on environmental conditions on the summer range, which may contribute to calf survival rates.
This is a brief overview of caribou calving ground distribution surveys conducted by ENR in 2007.
A summary report of the NWT Barren ground caribou Summit held in Inuvik in January 2007 engaging stakeholders from across the NWT and Nunavut.
An ENR File Report providing the detailed methods and results of the 2006 calving ground survey of the Bathurst caribou herd.
A presentation by ENR on the status and proposed management of Bluenose East, Bluenose West and Cape Bathurst caribou made to the Sahtu Renewable Resources Board at their public hearing in 2007.
WRRBs recommendations to ENR on the Bathurst caribou management proposal submitted December 2006.
This is a letter from ENR thanking the WRRB from granting an extension to complete discussions with the Tlicho Government and develop a joint management proposal.
This is a letter from ENR to WRRB regarding consultations conducted with the Tlicho following the March 2007 WRRB public hearing.
This is a letter from ENR to the WRRB advising of the amendment to Big Game Hunting Regulations for outfitted hunts for Barren-ground Caribou.
This activity report presents the research approach, methodology and status of the traditional knowledge study on caribou in the Sahtu communities of Fort Good Hope and Deline.
A powerpoint presentation given by ENR to WRRB at the Public Hearings in March 2007 regarding the caribou management proposal submitted December 2006.
This is a report detailing the use of demographic modeling to possibly explain the declines in the Bathurst Caribou Herd.
Transcripts from a caribou workshop held in Whati by Tlicho government following the proposal submitted to WRRB by ENR in Decmeber of 2006
Transcripts from a caribou workshop held in Whati by Tlicho government following the proposal submitted to WRRB by ENR in Decmeber of 2006
Transcripts from a caribou workshop held in Whati by Tlicho government following the proposal submitted to WRRB by ENR in Decmeber of 2006
This is a letter from the WRRB to ENR providing comment on intermin measures implemented prior to public hearing.
This is a letter from ENR to the WRRB providing information about implementing intermin measures.
This is a letter from ENR to WRRB regarding the 2007 Bathurst Caribou Herd Management proposal.
This DRAFT report by Nagy and Johnson reports the results of four annual post-calving classification surveys completed for the BluenoseWest herd during 2002 to 2005 and the results of analyses completed to map the distribution of cows and calves on the calving grounds.
A report estimating the economic activity arising from the outfitting industry from 1999-2005.
This document reports on the recorded harvest from a voluntary check-stop on the Tibbet to Contoyto winter road from 2004-2006.
ENR Manuscript Report detailing the methods and results of the calving ground survey of the Bathurst caribou herd in 2003.
A journal article reporting on Chipewyan traditional knowledge of past and present barren ground caribou migration movements and how these might have changed.
This journal article documents how Denesoline traditionally monitored caribou health, population and movement patterns to adapt their harvesting accordingly.
ENR Manuscript report no. 163 documenting the calf survival and adult sex ratio estimates for 2001-2004 on the Bathurst caribou herd.
Results of the monitoring activities from 2003 - 2005 in the traditional territory of the Denesoline of Lutsel K'e.
A management plan developed for the Bathurst caribou by a multi-stakeholder Planning Committee. It outlines management goals, objectives and an action plan for how to achieve these.
A journal article reporting on the comparision of hunters impressions of caribou condition with a caribou body condition index and the ability for conditon to predict pregnancy.
This report details newer analysis methods used to compare survival rate estimates in four herds of barren-ground caribou.
This DRAFT report by Boulanger et al. analyzes new methods of the MARK program to compare survival rate estimates in four herds of barren-ground caribou and to determine if there are seasonal differences or temporal trends in survival rates.
This is a report detailing the mapping of the annual extent of calving and that satellite collared cows are representative of the herd's calving distribution.
This report presents a model for a traditional knowledge based enviromental monitoring plan consisting of suites of indicators and techniques for gathering, verifying and interpreting them.
This report documents a data-gathering phase of traditional knowledge research on harvest patterns of the Denesoline in Lutsel K'e as well as a second phase on oral history and legends.
This report documents Tlicho knowledge of caribou and caribou habitat including migratory movements, food habits and the relationship between Tlicho and caribou.
This report documents Tlicho knowledge of caribou and caribou habitat including migratory movements, food habits and the relationship between Tlicho and caribou.
This is a report detailing an aerial survey conducted over the Northeast Mainland in May 1995, with results showing either a decline in caribou or major shift in distribution from 1983 to 1995.
An ENR File Report providing details of the 1996 bathurst caribou calving ground survey.
The Wek’èezhìi Renewable Resources Board has received and approved the Implementation Plan for the Revised Joint Proposal on Management of Caribou in Wek’èezhìi, submitted by the Tlicho Government and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
The Wek’èezhìi Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) is pleased to submit its Recommendation Report related to the Revised Joint Proposal on Caribou Management Actions in Wek’èezhìi.