WHA-9-038
- Region: Peace - 9
- Legal under OGAA: Yes
- Legal under FRPA: Yes
General Information
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General Wildlife Measures
No roads and no impacts to forest cover.
Area established to meet the habitat requirements for boreal caribou.
To prevent habitat loss, alteration and fragmentation. Maintain large leave.
To protect caribou during pre-calving and post calving periods (Mar15-May15), and to minimizing impact during post calving (May15-Jun30) and rutting (Sept15-Oct31).
To prevent new access, trails and construction in the area.
To limit human and sensory disturbance to caribou.
To minimize impacts to forest canopy and maintain connected forest cover.
To limit predator mobility and attractants
To prevent impacts to terrestrial and arboreal lichen.
To retain critical habitat including:
a. peatland complexes
b. fens and black spruce bogs
c. complex water bodies
d. lichen bearing stands
e. mature black spruce stands.
Planning Measures:
No new access structures
No impact to forest cover
Operational Measures:
No use of pesticides