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Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2003)
9 January 2003Report
This report presents results of the 2002 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program at the Ekati Diamond Mine, the sixth year of monitoring, covering valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds. Key findings indicate the mine has limited effects on wildlife, with habitat being more important than mine proximity in determining caribou behaviour, and no significant declines in monitored populations despite ongoing mining expansion.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring Grizzly Bear
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, November 2002)
~2002Report
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This is the 2002 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) draft report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, documenting environmental and wildlife monitoring results from 1997-2002. The report comprehensively tracks impacts on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, birds, and other species, with sections on habitat loss, vehicle collisions, landfill attractants, mortalities, and behavioral disturbance patterns.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Binder 2 (BHP Billiton, 2002 to 2009)
2002–2009Report
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Binder 2 for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds — BHPB) covering 2004-2006. Includes correspondence between Brent Murphy (BHPB), David Scott, Elizabeth Fillatre, Holly Newton (BHPB), Rob Mulders, Raymond Bourget (Resources Wildlife and Economic Development / RWED), Anne Gunn (GNWT), Ernie Campbell (GNWT), Kim Poole (Rescan), and Kevin O'Reilly (IEMA). Covers Wildlife Risk Assessment for the Long Lake Containment Facility (LLCF) under exceptional land-use scenarios — predicts acceptable risks for all metals except aluminum and magnesium. Includes Human Health Risk Assessment for animals feeding in LLCF, references on Dutch agricultural grassland breeding birds and forest cover/fragmentation impacts (Riffell, Gutzwiller, Anderson; van der Zande; Fahrig).
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2002)
1 January 2002Report
This 2001 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report for the Ekati Diamond Mine presents five years of data on wildlife species and habitats, including monitoring of caribou migration patterns, grizzly bear presence, wolf denning, wolverine disturbance, and upland breeding birds. The report documents habitat losses of 1,148 hectares (46% of predicted loss), assesses effectiveness of mitigation measures for vehicle/aircraft collisions and landfill management, and evaluates impacts of mining activities on valued ecosystem components in the Northwest Territories.
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
Energy Speak Newsletter, Issue 4 (Arctic Energy Alliance, February 2001)
1 February 2001Report
An Arctic Energy Alliance newsletter addressing global climate change impacts on the North, including effects on wildlife and infrastructure, greenhouse gas causes and solutions, and individual actions to reduce emissions. The publication also reports on the NWT's greenhouse gas reduction strategy and a documentary premiere on northern climate change impacts.
Greenhouse Gas Wildlife Caribou Grizzly Bear
Incoming & Outgoing Correspondence, Ekati Diamond Mine (IEMA, February to May 2001)
2001Report
Correspondence binder February 2001 – June 2001 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife) covering the Ekati Diamond Mine. Includes Workplace Plus Ltd. (Yellowknife) office invoices, Lutsel K'e Dene Band Wildlife Lands and Environment Committee correspondence (Charlie Catholique Chair), Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board determinations on Operational Pit testing program amendment requests and public-hearing rationale, Hotmail correspondence (Robin Staples / Robin Billy CIER) on Aboriginal Submissions on the Ekati & Diavik environmental assessments, and BHP submissions concerning amendment validity.
Correspondence Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Water Quality Development Plans
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Appendices, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
This 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report presents appendices documenting scientific hypotheses testing and habitat suitability index (HSI) modelling for valued ecosystem components at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The document summarizes findings for caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds, and provides detailed HSI models for caribou spring migration and summer/fall foraging, and grizzly bears across four seasons, tracking habitat changes from pre-development through 2000 with incremental mine expansion.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou
Human Developments and Undisturbed Landscapes: A Regional Environmental Assessment for Sensitive Arctic Wildlife (University of Alberta, 2001)
~2001Report
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A regional environmental assessment framework developed by researchers at the University of Alberta to evaluate cumulative effects of human developments on Arctic wildlife populations using resource selection functions and population viability analysis, with application to caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, and wolverines across the central Arctic.
Wildlife Caribou Grizzly Bear
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report documents environmental effects monitoring at the BHP Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining impacts on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors across a 1,600 km² study area. Results indicate that current mining disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though some mitigation improvements are recommended for waste management and traffic safety.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Appendices, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
This 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report presents habitat suitability index (HSI) models and scientific hypothesis testing for caribou, grizzly bears, and other wildlife species at the Ekati Diamond Mine. The analysis documents habitat losses from incremental mine development (1997-2000) and assesses the efficacy of mitigation measures, finding that cumulative direct habitat loss was 0.4% of the study area by 2000.
Wildlife Caribou Habitat Assessment
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
1 January 2001Report
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program for the Ekati Diamond Mine assessed environmental effects on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors. The report documents that cumulative direct habitat loss remains below 1% of the study area, no wildlife mortality from vehicle/aircraft collisions occurred, and current disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though improvements in waste management and traffic safety are recommended.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence (IEMA, November 2000 to January 2001)
2000Letter
Correspondence binder November 2000 – February 2001 for the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA, Yellowknife) covering the Ekati Diamond Mine. Includes Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance billing for Zabey Nevitt (IEMA), BHP correspondence (John Witteman) on MVL&WB submission maps, GNWT RWED Wildlife Management Division grizzly bear cub necropsy report (male, 17.6 kg, multiple lacerations, October 26 2000 — Prairie Diagnostic Services Saskatoon, supervising pathologist F. Leighton DVM), A 5 D Management Ltd. correspondence, INAC (Darren Unrau) Agency meeting confirmations, and movements of collared Bathurst and Sahtu caribou cows (October 17-26 2000 — GNWT Wildlife Management).
Correspondence Wildlife Grizzly Bear Traditional Knowledge Development Plans
Public Meetings Agenda, West Kitikmeot/Slave Study (WKSS, April 2000)
12 April 2000Meeting Agenda
Two-day public meeting agenda (April 12-13, 2000) for the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society presentations on wildlife habitat, traditional ecological knowledge, and environmental research in the Northwest Territories.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Caribou
Wolf Notes No. 4, Winter 1999 to 2000 (GNWT, Winter 1999 to 2000)
1 February 2000Report
A newsletter from the Northwest Territories Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development containing updates on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project including Phase 1 completion with 58 wolves captured and monitored, grizzly bear research in the central arctic, and a brief report on non-lethal bear control methods in British Columbia. The document includes acknowledgments of support from mining companies including Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mines, and other organizations.
Wildlife Monitoring Grizzly Bear Traditional Knowledge
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (BHP Billiton, December 1999)
1 December 1999Report
BHP's 1999 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report documents the impacts of Ekati Diamond Mine construction and operations on wildlife populations and habitats in the Northwest Territories, focusing on caribou, carnivores, and birds through traffic monitoring, deterrent strategies, attractants management, and habitat assessments.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Spatial Organization and Habitat Selection Patterns of Barren-Ground Grizzly Bears in the NWT and Nunavut, Final Report to the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society (McLoughlin & Messier, November 1999)
1 November 1999Report
This final report documents a satellite telemetry study of barren-ground grizzly bears in the Slave Geological Province (1995-1999), identifying three populations (North Slave, Bathurst Inlet, Kugluktuk), characterizing habitat selection patterns, home range sizes, seasonal movements, and denning ecology to inform mining development management decisions.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment Development Plans
Bear Tracks No. 6, Radio-Collars Removed & Grizzly Bear Capture Summary, Central Arctic NWT (GNWT, June 1999)
1 June 1999Report
A newsletter documenting the removal of satellite and VHF radio-collars from barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Arctic NWT during spring 1999, and reporting on denning results, capture summaries, and bear movements from the first phase of the NWT Grizzly Bear Project (1995-1999). The study emphasizes the need for a population estimate to ensure proper management given concerns about mortality from hunting and habitat loss due to human development.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge
Operating Environmental Management Plan, Support Documents H & L (BHP Billiton, March 1999)
1999Report
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Support Documents H and L (March 1999). Document H is the Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan (February 1999). Document L is the Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program (AEMP) Implementation chapter — spatial limits of AEMP long-term monitoring being the Koala drainage basin and the isolated Misery Lake drainage, Special Effects Monitoring (SEM) matrix (Table 5) covering Valued Ecosystem Components (VECs), tailings-disposal-area long-term implications, anthropogenic vs natural impact elucidation, and Before/After × Reference/Impact × Lake/Stream × Location factorial study design.
Monitoring Wildlife Caribou
The Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS) (GNWT, 1999)
~1999Presentation
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This document presents the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station (TERS), established in 1994 at Daring Lake in the Northwest Territories to support environmental monitoring and ecological research related to diamond mining development in the Slave Geological Province. TERS serves as a demonstration facility for sustainable camp operations and hosts multiple cooperative research programs including wildlife population studies, climate monitoring, and educational initiatives like the Tundra Science Camp.
Wildlife Monitoring Traditional Knowledge Air Quality
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program, Construction Phase, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 1999)
1 January 1999Report
This 1998 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report for the Ekati Diamond Mine documents baseline and impact data on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors during the mine's construction phase. The monitoring found minimal impacts to wildlife, with caribou displaying avoidance behavior near the mine but spending less than 1% of migration time in proximity to it, and landfill management issues attracting gulls and ravens with potential effects on songbird predation.
Caribou Wildlife Monitoring

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