Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Annual Report 2023, Ekati Diamond Mine (Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, January 2024)
The 2023 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program Annual Report documents wildlife monitoring activities and effects at the Ekati Diamond Mine for the calendar year 2023, covering five Valued Ecosystem Components (caribou, grizzly bear, wolf, wolverine, raptors) and additional species including foxes and migratory birds. The report presents results on habitat loss, waste management, wildlife-vehicle interactions, wildlife mortalities, and detailed monitoring of each species group, with 206 caribou observations totaling 11,555 animals, 132 grizzly bear sightings, and implementation of 491 wildlife management actions.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd., Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Limited, ERM Consultants Canada Ltd., Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Wek'eezhii Land and Water Board, North Slave Metis Alliance, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Yellowknives Dene First Nation, Tłįchọ Government, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Arctic Circle, Yellowknife, Lac de Gras, Coppermine River, Sable Pit, Misery Underground, Long Lake Containment Facility, Misery Road, Sable Road, Lac du Sauvage Road, Main Camp, Misery Camp, Arctic tundra
- Parameters
- wildlife effects monitoring, caribou abundance and distribution, grizzly bear sightings, wolf observations, wolverine monitoring, raptor nesting, migratory birds, habitat loss, wildlife-vehicle interactions, wildlife mortalities, waste management, wildlife attractants, caribou road mitigation, animal behaviour, infrastructure interactions, fox sightings, moose observations, bird species diversity
- Pages
- 169
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