WHA-9-101

Secondary roads only and minimal 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 limit new access corridors, coordinate access planning and leverage existing disturbance.

To minimize impacts to forest canopy and maintain connected forest cover.

To share access and use existing disturbance.

To limit predator mobility and attractants

To minimize impacts to terrestrial and arboreal lichen.

Avoid critical habitat including:

peatland complexes

fens and black spruce bogs

complex water bodies

lichen bearing stands

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