Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program report documents environmental effects monitoring at the BHP Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories, examining impacts on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors across a 1,600 km² study area. Results indicate that current mining disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though some mitigation improvements are recommended for waste management and traffic safety.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- BHP Diamonds Inc., Golder Associates, Independent Environmental Monitoring Agency, Department of Resources, Wildlife, and Economic Development, Canadian Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited, Ecology North
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Bathurst Inlet, Misery Road, Long Lake Containment Facility, Panda pit, Sable Road
- Parameters
- caribou abundance, caribou distribution, caribou behaviour, caribou habitat loss, grizzly bear presence, wolf denning, wolverine abundance, upland breeding birds, loons, raptors, vehicle collisions, aircraft collisions, habitat reclamation, landfill attractants, wildlife disturbance
- Pages
- 106
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