Caribou and Roads, Implementing Traditional Knowledge in Wildlife Monitoring at the Ekati Diamond Mine, 2002 to 2004 Annual Reports (BHP Billiton, May 2005)
This 2002-2004 annual report documents a pilot project integrating traditional knowledge from Aboriginal elders (Lutsel K'e and Kugluktuk communities) with scientific wildlife monitoring of caribou interactions with roads and infrastructure at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the NWT. The report presents field observations from late summer 2002-2004, documents 12 injured or lame caribou encountered (3.9% of observations), and recommends multi-pronged management approaches including traditional inokhok stone piles, road gates, and improved caribou crossing infrastructure.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Banci Consulting, Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Lutsel K'e community, Kugluktuk community, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency (IEMA), NWT Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Lutsel K'e, Kugluktuk, Misery Pit, Koala Pit, Panda Pit, Fox Pit, Beartooth Pit, Sable Pit, Pigeon Pit, Long Lake Tailings Containment Facility, Aylmer Lake, Bathurst caribou range
- Parameters
- caribou abundance, caribou distribution, caribou health and injuries, caribou road interactions, caribou migration patterns, insect harassment, foot rot disease, wildlife monitoring, traditional knowledge integration, mine infrastructure impact, habitat value
- Pages
- 114
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