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General Information
Region: Kootenay
Legal under OGAA: Yes
Legal under FRPA: Yes
Notes: White-tailed Deer; ICHdw
Primary Species
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Primary Species Information - White-tailed Deer
Key Habitat Features
- Broad array of habitats, including forests and woodlands, forest edges, shrublands, grasslands with shrubs, riparian areas, cultivated fields, residential areas
Objectives
- Ensure that activities do not disrupt behaviour of adult females and young during the fawning season.
- Maintain desired plant communities and key habitat features.
Planning Measures
All Activities
- Identify key habitat features using appropriate measures (i.e., QP direction, desktop review, field confirmation, etc) and plan activities within the operating area accordingly.
- Time works such that they occur outside of the critical timing window.
- Apply the appropriate survey and setback requirements for WHFs within identified habitat. (Refer to section 1.9 of the EPMG for additional guidance on WHFs).
Operational Measures
All Activities
- Undertake construction and operation of oil and gas activities in a manner that minimizes impacts to desired plant communities and key habitat features.
Timing considerations when working within identified habitat:
- Avoid disturbance and/or clearing activities within know birthing areas during the critical timing window from May 15 to July 15.
Linear Features
- Avoid creation of linear features within known birthing areas.
- Upon completion of the activity, undertake the following measures to encourage re-establishment of the pre-disturbance ecological trajectory:
- deactivate unnecessary access corridors,
- undertake measures to control access,
- promote natural or assisted regeneration.
General Wildlife Measures
UWR Guidance
Key Management Objectives
Key Management Responses