Project Details

Name:	1992-ongoing - Caribou - Telemetry and Habitat Use - Central Selkirks - Kootenay Region
ID:	5585
Coordinator:	Aaron Reid/Leo DeGroot
Funding Agency:	FWCP-CL: COL-F24-W-3951-DCA
Region:	Kootenay
Security:	Normal

Surveys (10 records)

Survey Name	Survey Intensity	Inventory Method	Target Taxa (Species Code / Scientific Name / English Name)  * = Primary Focus
1992-2002 - Caribou - Telemetry, Habitat Use, & Modeling (including TFL 23) - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
1992-2004 - Caribou - Telemetry - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2002-2008 - Caribou - Habitat Assessment - TFL 23-Pope & Talbot Ltd-Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2003-2004 - Caribou - Habitat Capability-Suitability Modeling - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2007-2008 - Caribou - Habitat Recovery/Recruitment - Unit K-18- Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2017-2018 - Caribou - Telemetry - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
1992-2002 - Caribou - Cumulative Effects - Habitat Change/Backcountry Recreation - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2022 - Caribou - Maternity Pen Pre-capture Survey - Central Selkirks	Relative Abundance		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2022 - Caribou - Caribou Maternity Pen - Central Selkirks			M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*
2021 - Caribou - Telemetry and Maternal Penning - Central Selkirks	Presence/Not detected (possible)		M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou*

Documents (3 records) Display All

Report	Publish Year	Description	Filename
2021 Mountain Caribou Census - Central Selkirk Mountains	2021	Census report (Reid, 2021): A census of the Central Selkirk caribou sub population was conducted on March 3 and 4, 2021. The survey conditions were favorable with significant snowfall, which erased old tracks, occurring 5 days prior. The Duncan block of the Central Selkirks subpopulation was not included in this census. A total of 28 caribou were observed which included 26 adults and 2 calves. Despite 3 years of stability, the long-term trend in the Central Selkirk population is declining. The observed count from this census is 87% lower than the peak observed count of 1997 (222 - 28). Calf recruitment at 7.1% is below the suggested 12% - 16% recruitment required for a stable population. Adult mortality from predation was the primary driver of population declines along with chronically low recruitment for the past decade. Low recruitment is likely related to predation but may also be influenced by backcountry recreation disturbance. Recent management actions have been implemented to reduce adult mortality and winter disturbance, but without increased recruitment this population remains at high risk of extirpation.	wsi_5585_rpt_2021Census.pdf (864 KB)
Central Selkirk Caribou Capture February 2020	2021	Annual report (Reid, 2022): reports on caribou capture and collaring activities in the Central Selkirk caribou herd in February 2020.	wsi_5585_rpt_2021Capture.pdf (338 KB)
Field Data	Publish Year	Description	Filename
Telemetry spatial data is available through the BC Telemetry Warehouse	2021	Telemetry spatial data is available through the BC Telemetry Warehouse. Requests for telemetry data can be directed to SPI_Mail@gov.bc.ca.	wsi_5585_rpt_2021Telemetry.pdf (20 KB)