Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Community Engagement Programs, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, June to September 2011)
This document describes two 2011 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) community engagement initiatives by BHP Billiton at the Ekati Diamond Mine, involving representatives from the Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation and Kugluktuk communities in hands-on environmental monitoring activities. The programs documented wildlife observations, behavioral surveys, habitat inspections, and site tours while incorporating traditional knowledge from community elders and youth.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton, Lutsel K'e Dene First Nation, Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Rescan Environmental Services, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lutsel K'e, Kugluktuk, Fox Pit, Pigeon Pit, Misery Pit, Beartooth Pit, Long Lake Containment Facility, Panda Diversion Channel, Misery Camp, Misery Road, Fox Haul Road, Sable Road, Williams Lake, Lac de Gras
- Parameters
- wildlife effects monitoring, caribou behavior and distribution, grizzly bear DNA sampling, wolf monitoring, wolverine observations, raptor nesting, landfill monitoring, waste management, fish monitoring, Arctic grayling, vehicle collisions, wildlife incidents, breeding birds, falcons, traditional knowledge
- Pages
- 123
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