WHA-9-085
- Region: Peace - 9
- Legal under OGAA: Yes
- Legal under FRPA: Yes
General Information
Species
General Wildlife Measures
No roads and no impacts to forest cover.
WHA established to protect and conserve boreal caribou habitat.
No construction of roads, trails or linear corridors
No impacts to forest cover
Prevent habitat loss, alteration and/or degradation. Prevent fragmentation/linear disturbances. Retain large leave areas.
Minimize disturbance to caribou during pre-calving, calving and post calving.
Minimize impacts to terrestrial and arboreal lichen (pine leading forest on sunny aspects).
Limit predator mobility and attractants.
Avoid 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:
Applicants proposing works within Boreal Caribou areas will continue to refer to the guidance within the IOP (Interim Operating Practices for Oil and Gas Activities in Identified Boreal Caribou Habitat).
Operational Measures:
Please refer to the IOP (Interim Operating Practices for Oil and Gas Activities in Identified Boreal Caribou Habitat) for additional information