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Wolf Notes No. 3, Winter 1998/99 (NWT Esker/Wolf Project, Winter 1998/99)
~1998Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
This Winter 1998/99 newsletter reports on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project's ongoing research into wolf movements, denning habitat, and tracking technology in the central Arctic. The project describes Phase 2 preparations including transition from satellite to VHF collars, a wolf management workshop held in Lutsel K'e, GPS collar testing results, and 1998 field data on wolf movements and pup counts across 12 monitored dens.
Wildlife Monitoring Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge Caribou
Special Places Newsletter, Volume 4 (GNWT, June 1998)
1 June 1998Report
The June 1998 issue of 'Special Places' newsletter reports on the development of the NWT Protected Areas Strategy, including the establishment of an Advisory Committee, progress on regional land use planning, and integration of mineral resource and marine conservation considerations into protected areas planning.
Traditional Knowledge Wildlife Habitat Assessment Regulatory Land Use Permit
Bear Tracks No. 5 Newsletter, Grizzly Bear Habitat Analysis and Movement Update (NWT Grizzly Bear Project, May 1998)
1 May 1998Report
This newsletter documents the NWT Grizzly Bear Project's findings on habitat preferences and movement patterns of barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Arctic, based on satellite collar tracking and habitat analysis of the Lac de Gras region. Male bears show significantly larger annual ranges (6,685 km²) compared to females (2,074 km²) with distinct seasonal habitat preferences driven by food availability and denning behavior.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Habitat Assessment
Wolf Notes No. 2, Spring to Summer 1998 (NWT Esker/Wolf Project, Spring to Summer 1998)
1 May 1998Report
This newsletter reports on the NWT Esker/Wolf Project's monitoring of satellite radio-collared wolves in central Arctic Northwest Territories during 1997–1998, documenting unprecedented southeasterly winter movements of Bathurst caribou and associated wolves, mortalities of four collared wolves, and summer and denning site locations across the region.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou Traditional Knowledge Habitat Assessment
Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Support Documents Volume II - Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, April 1998)
1998Report
EKATI Diamond Mine Operating Environmental Management Plan (OEMP) Support Documents Volume II (April 1998, Copy 17, BHP Diamonds Inc., Yellowknife). Contains Support Document H Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan, Support Document I Quarry Management Plan, the Archaeological Management Plan (1998 subsurface sampling and surface-collection mitigation methodology, GPS-positioning of newly located sites for accurate relocation, proposed Misery road between Lakes survey and Misery camp areas with eastern extension to the Lupin winter road), and the Enviro-Test Labs Edmonton SCC/CAEAL Phenol-Water GC/MS Method 62 accreditation.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou Habitat Assessment
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, March 1998)
1 March 1998Report
This Wildlife Effects Monitoring Plan for BHP's Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories describes a risk-based monitoring framework for valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors. The plan establishes null and alternate hypotheses, monitoring methodologies (aerial surveys, focal sampling, snow tracking, incident reporting), and measurement endpoints to assess mine impacts during exploration, construction, operation, decommissioning, and post-closure phases.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Monitoring Plan, Draft, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, February 1998)
1 February 1998Report
This is a draft wildlife monitoring plan for BHP Diamonds' Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, developed using a risk-based process to assess potential impacts on valued ecosystem components (caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors) and establish monitoring strategies and impact hypotheses for all phases of mine development from exploration through post-closure.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Risk-Based Planning, Wildlife Monitoring and Mitigation Program (BHP Billiton, January 1998)
11 January 1998Presentation
Golder Associates presents a risk-based planning approach for wildlife monitoring and mitigation at the BHP Diamonds mine project to the Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency on January 11, 1998. The presentation outlines the risk assessment process (review, problem formulation, risk analysis, and risk characterization) and details stakeholder consultation activities conducted from November 1997 through planned workshops in February 1998.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou Traditional Knowledge
Applying a Sustainability Model from the Porcupine Caribou Herd to the Bathurst Caribou Herd (Canadian Wildlife Service, 1998)
~1998Report
Approximate date — inferred from filename
Project concept submitted by Don Russell of the Canadian Wildlife Service proposing to apply sustainability models, co-management frameworks, and community-based monitoring programs developed for the Porcupine Caribou Herd to the Bathurst Caribou Herd, with the goal of improving decision-making tools for managers, communities, and policy makers regarding development impacts and climate change.
Caribou Wildlife Community-Based Monitoring
Wildlife Monitoring Program, Construction Phase, NWT Diamonds Project, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 1998)
1 January 1998Report
This is the 1997 Wildlife Monitoring Program report for the Ekati Diamond Mine construction phase, prepared by Golder Associates for BHP Diamonds Inc. The report documents monitoring of caribou, carnivores (grizzly bears, wolves, foxes, wolverines), migratory and breeding birds, and habitat loss during the first year of mine construction, with results comparing mine and control sites to assess impacts of construction activities.
Wildlife Caribou Monitoring
Wildlife Monitoring Plan, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 1998)
1 January 1998Report
This draft Wildlife Monitoring Plan for BHP's Ekati Diamond Mine outlines a risk-based framework for monitoring impacts on valued ecosystem components (VECs) including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, and birds. The plan details monitoring hypotheses, implementation strategies, and measurement endpoints for tracking mine-related stressors from construction through post-closure phases.
Wildlife Monitoring Caribou
Special Places Newsletter, Volume 1 (GNWT, November 1997)
1 November 1997Report
This November 1997 newsletter from the NWT Protected Areas Strategy provides information on the government's initiative to develop a protected areas framework for the Northwest Territories by 1998, featuring articles on Gwich'in protected areas, grassroots community efforts in Fort Resolution, scientific approaches to habitat representation, the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, and an upcoming open house on November 20, 1997.
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Traditional Knowledge Grizzly Bear
Bear Tracks No. 4, Grizzly Bear Studies Newsletter (West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society, Fall/Winter 1997/98)
1 October 1997Permit
This Fall/Winter 1997/98 newsletter of the West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society reports on grizzly bear research in the central Arctic NWT, including evaluation of net-gun capture techniques, 1997 capture summaries of 57 bears, denning habitat studies, and wolf-bear interaction observations, along with updates on Diavik Diamond Mines wildlife baseline studies and Rob Gau's Master's thesis on bear food habits and body condition.
Grizzly Bear Wildlife Monitoring Development Plans
Wildlife Studies, Lac de Gras (BHP Billiton, February 1997)
10 February 1997Report
This 1996 wildlife baseline study for the proposed BHP Diamonds mine at Lac de Gras documents caribou migration patterns, carnivore denning sites, grizzly bear movements and habitat use, bird surveys, and small mammal inventory across the NWT claim block. The comprehensive report provides baseline environmental data collected to assess potential impacts of diamond mine development on northern wildlife.
Wildlife Caribou Grizzly Bear
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program, Binder, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997–2007)
1997–2007Report
Panda Diversion Channel (PDC) Surveillance and Effects Monitoring Program (SEMP) binder for the Ekati Diamond Mine (1997-2007). Annual PDC reports from BHPB (Brent Murphy distribution 2005-2007 to Kevin O'Reilly, Agency), DIAND Water Resources comments (Francis Jackson, May 2002) on AEMP refinements and re-evaluation and aquatic baseline collection for Sable / Pigeon / Beartooth, Dillon Consulting Limited 1997 Stream Habitat Compensation Program creation/enhancement/monitoring/maintenance plans, YOY Arctic Grayling numbers per habitat-assessment site (1998-2001 at sites DCH1, DCH2, DCH4, DCH9, DCH10, DCH11, DCH15) with mean fork-length growth tracking August-September 2001, PDC and tributary habitat stability, Stabilization, Sediment Mitigation, and Sediment Management short-term plans.
Aquatics Fish Habitat Aquatic Effects Monitoring (AEMP)
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Correspondence and Records File, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, 1997 to 2006)
1997–2006Report
Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Binder 1 for the Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton Diamonds — BHPB) covering 1997-2005. Includes Draft WEMP 2004 (Brent Murphy distribution), wolverine population abundance studies (Susan Fleck, RWED — Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development), David Scott reviews, Wildlife Incident Reports (collared caribou removals — Wytrychowski Diavik, Robert Mulders, Holly Newton), the BHP Koala Camp 1997 Collared Caribou Association Survey synthesis, Kodiak Lake Sewage Effects Monitoring, 2001 Aquatics and Wildlife Monitoring Program workshops, Vulture Lake reference-lake appropriateness questions, snow core survey analysis, and caribou behaviour scan-sampling methodology.
Wildlife Caribou Wolverine Habitat Assessment
Personal Testimony on BHP Diamond Mine Environmental Impacts (Ruari Carthew, February 1996)
23 February 1996Presentation
Ruari Carthew, a 16-year-old, presents testimony at the BHP Diamond Mine hearing describing his experience on the tundra near Darring Lake and expressing concern that the mine would irreparably damage a pristine and ecologically complex ecosystem, calling for strict environmental oversight if the project proceeds.
Wildlife Caribou Grizzly Bear Traditional Knowledge
Notes for a Submission to the BHP Environmental Assessment Review Panel (Chris O'Brien, February 1996)
23 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Chris O'Brien's detailed submission to the BHP EARP panel opposing the Ekati Diamond Mine project on grounds that gem diamond production does not justify ecological destruction of the Barrenlands, arguing for stricter environmental assessment, ecosystem-based management conditions, and a shift toward ecologically sustainable economic development in the NWT.
Development Plans Wildlife Correspondence Caribou
Endangered Species of Canada Reference Document & Ross Burnet EARP Presentation, Exhibit P.H.067 (Multiple parties, February 1996)
22 February 1996Presentation
This document comprises two sections: a Canadian government reference document on endangered species of Canada (20 species accounts including sea otters, beluga whales, and whooping cranes), and a public presentation by filmmaker Ross Burnet to an EARP panel on February 22, 1996, in Yellowknife regarding the proposed BHP Ekati Diamond Mine project, in which Burnet expresses environmental concerns and recommends project disapproval or strict environmental conditions.
Wildlife Development Plans Habitat Assessment Environmental Agreement
Vegetation, Landscape and Ecosystem Assessment, Public Hearing Presentation by Dr. Joseph Svoboda (Northern Environmental Coalition, February 1996)
21 February 1996Regulatory Filing
Dr. Joseph Svoboda's abbreviated EIS assessment of vegetation, landscape, and ecosystem impacts of the proposed BHP diamond mining project at Lac de Gras identifies significant deficiencies in baseline studies and recommends comprehensive ecosystem-level monitoring, habitat restoration protocols, and meaningful Aboriginal participation in the evaluation process.
Development Plans Closure & Reclamation Wildlife Greenhouse Gas

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