Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP), Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, January 2001)
The 2000 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program for the Ekati Diamond Mine assessed environmental effects on valued ecosystem components including caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, upland breeding birds, loons, and raptors. The report documents that cumulative direct habitat loss remains below 1% of the study area, no wildlife mortality from vehicle/aircraft collisions occurred, and current disturbance levels have had no measurable negative effects on most wildlife populations, though improvements in waste management and traffic safety are recommended.
- Date
- 2001-01-01
- 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, aboriginal groups
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Lac de Gras, Yellowknife, Bathurst Inlet, Yamba Lake, Exeter Lake, Ursula Lake, Paul Lake, Long Lake, Misery camp, study area (1,600 km²)
- Parameters
- caribou abundance and distribution, caribou behaviour and migration, caribou habitat loss and suitability, grizzly bear presence and habitat, wolf denning and population, wolverine tracks and distribution, upland breeding birds density and diversity, loons presence and breeding, raptors nesting and occupancy, vehicle collisions, aircraft collisions, habitat disturbance and reclamation, landfill site attractants, wildlife disturbance zones, barriers to movement
- Pages
- 105
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