Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Summary Report, Ekati Diamond Mine (BHP Billiton, May 2007)
The 2006 Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program (WEMP) Summary Report documents BHP Billiton's tenth annual wildlife monitoring study at Ekati Diamond Mine from October 2005 to October 2006, assessing impacts on caribou, grizzly bears, wolves, wolverines, breeding birds, and falcons through aerial surveys, field observations, and habitat analysis. The report finds that while 28 hectares of habitat were disturbed in 2006, mine activities show mixed effects on wildlife, with caribou showing some avoidance during post-calving migration, nine non-vehicle wildlife mortalities recorded, and improved mitigation practices reducing vehicle collisions with wildlife.
- Date
- 2007-05-31
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc., Rescan Environmental Services Ltd., Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR), Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
- Locations
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, Slave Geological Province, Yamba Lake, Lac De Gras, Long Lake Containment Facility, Misery Road, Beartooth Pit, Koala Pit, Koala North Pit, Panda Pit, Fox Pit, Misery Pit, Misery Camp, EKATI Camp, Bathurst caribou herd, Bathurst herd wintering grounds, Bathurst herd calving grounds
- Parameters
- caribou abundance, caribou distribution, caribou behaviour, caribou habitat loss, grizzly bear habitat, wolf den occupancy, wolverine population, breeding bird density, falcon nesting activity, wildlife-traffic interactions, wildlife attractants, habitat alteration, wildlife mortalities, wildlife incidents
- Pages
- 99
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