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Name: 1967-ongoing - Caribou - Population Assessment - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows - Cariboo Region 
ID: 5955
Coordinator: Carolyn Shores; Nicola Dodd 
Funding Agency:
 
Region: Cariboo 
Security: Normal
SurveysHelp (32 records)
Survey Name Survey Intensity Inventory Method Target Taxa
(Species Code / Scientific Name / English Name)  * = Primary Focus
2021 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1978-1987 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Composition - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1994-2001 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Composition - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2012 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2012-2015 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2013 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Composition - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2014 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2014 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Composition - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2016 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Population Count & Composition - Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2017 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2018-2019 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2020 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2007 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Composition - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2007-2008 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Population Count & Composition - Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2007-2010 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2010 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1996-2004 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1995-2001 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Population Count & Composition - Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1996-2003 - Caribou - Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1985-1988 - Caribou - Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment-MRR - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1986-1987 - Caribou - Aerial Rut Population Count & Composition - Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1988-1992 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1994-1995 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1967-1977 - Caribou - Aerial Reconnaissance - Rainbows     Presence/Not detected (possible)     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1973-1975 - Caribou - Ground Reconnaissance - Rainbows     Presence/Not detected (possible)     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1973-1988 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1974-1977 - Caribou - Population Review-Expert Knowledge - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
1978-1984 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2022 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2023 - Caribou - Aerial Late Winter Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz, Rainbows     Relative Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2023 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz     Absolute Abundance     M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
2021 - Caribou - Aerial Post-Calving Population Count & Recruitment - Itcha-Ilgachuz         M-RATA / Rangifer tarandus / Caribou* 
DocumentsHelp (4 records) Display All
Report Publish Year Description Filename
Summary of the 2008 Rut Survey For The Rainbow Mountains Caribou Herd  2009  The Rainbow Mountains caribou herd was surveyed aerially in October 2008 in an effort to assess population size, bull-cow ratios, calf percentage, and population trend. The 2008 rut survey observed a total of 44 caribou: 24 cows, 6 calves and 14 bulls. Calves represented 13.6% of total observed caribou, the calf/100 cow ratio was 25/100 and the bull/100 cow ratio was 58/100. The Rainbow Mountains herd has declined since the mid 1990s and appears to have experienced a rapid decline since 2000. The 2008 population has been estimated at 50 caribou.  wsi_5955_rpt_2008.pdf (120 KB)
Field Data Publish Year Description Filename
    Point data for the 2007-2008 Aerial Rut Population Count & Compositionsurvey formatted for entry into SPI  wsi_5955_dct_2007-2008.xlsm (243 KB)
Map Publish Year Description Filename
2008 Rut Census Map  2008  2008 - Rainbows - Rut Census Map  wsi_5955_rpt_2008Map.pdf (21 MB)
GIS Spatial File Publish Year Description Filename
    Spatial lines of the 2007-2008 Flightlines  wsi_5955_spl_2007-2008.zip (95 KB)
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