Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Annual Report 2020, Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, April 2021)
This is the 2020 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report for the Ekati Diamond Mine, covering January 1 to December 31, 2020. The report documents wildlife monitoring activities, wildlife effects from mining development, and the effectiveness of mitigation efforts for valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, foxes, and raptors, with operations reduced due to COVID-19 care and maintenance status from March 20, 2020 onward.
- Date
- 2021-04-30
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd., Wek'èezhìi Land and Water Board, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, North Slave Métis Alliance, Tłįchọ Government, Wek'èezhìi Renewable Resource Board, Łutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Deninu Ku'e First Nation, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Fort Resolution Metis Council, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Stewardship and Climate Change, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Arctic Circle, Yellowknife, Misery Road, Sable Road, Jay Road, Long Lake Containment Facility, Pigeon pit, Sable pit, Misery Underground, Fox pit, Beartooth pit, Panda pit, Koala pit, Koala North pit, Lynx pit, Lac du Sauvage, Bathurst herd range, Beverly/Ahiak herd range
- Parameters
- wildlife effects monitoring, caribou abundance and behaviour, caribou road mitigation, grizzly bear observations, wolf observations, wolverine observations, fox observations, raptor observations, migratory birds, wildlife-vehicle interactions, wildlife mortalities, wildlife incidents, habitat alteration and loss, waste management, wildlife attractants, power line interactions, wildlife camera monitoring, zone of influence, long lake containment facility monitoring, pit wall nesting
- Pages
- 156
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