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•Caribou in decline in 10 of 13 monitored Alberta populations •Caribou adapted to living in inhospitable areas •Female caribou mature at over two years, single calves •Deer mature under two years, twins and triplets
•Caribou prefer forests at least 60-80 years old •Alberta’s environmental reputation affects competitiveness •NGOs, First Nations suing for federal intrusion •Under federal Species at Risk Act, intrusion possible
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•2005 recovery plan based on best science, research and data in Canada •Provided basis for policy •Principles of recovery plan had broad support from NGOs and industry, including oil, gas, forestry •Policy provides the needed commitment and framework for meaningful action
•All individual populations will receive conservation effort. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid loss of any populations, but unreasonable efforts, at any cost will not be required. •Maintaining habitat where it already exists is more cost-effective than restoring it. Maintaining habitat can be accomplished through a variety of measures, ranging from mitigation of industrial development through to establishing protected areas. •Regional planning should provide guidance for maintaining areas suitable for continued use by caribou. •Range restoration (in particular, old seismic lines) will also be required.
•Integrated land management helps to maintain habitat while accommodating industrial development. •Individual ranges require customized approaches. Detailed planning and implementation will be focused at the range level. •Adaptive management will be used to assess progress and guide improvements.
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•All individual populations will receive conservation effort. Reasonable efforts will be made to avoid loss of any populations, but unreasonable efforts, at any cost will not be required. •Maintaining habitat where it already exists is more cost-effective than restoring it. Maintaining habitat can be accomplished through a variety of measures, ranging from mitigation of industrial development through to establishing protected areas. •Regional planning should provide guidance for maintaining areas suitable for continued use by caribou. •Range restoration (in particular, old seismic lines) will also be required.
•Integrated land management helps to maintain habitat while accommodating industrial development. •Individual ranges require customized approaches. Detailed planning and implementation will be focused at the range level. •Adaptive management will be used to assess progress and guide improvements.
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•Reasonable efforts to recover populations will be pursued •Detailed planning, implementation customized to individual ranges •Maintain habitat (more cost-effective than restoring) •Mitigate industrial development •Restore range, e.g. old seismic lines •Integrate habitat management with development •Manage wolves, alternate prey (deer, elk, moose)
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•Reasonable efforts to recover populations will be pursued •Detailed planning, implementation customized to individual ranges •Maintain habitat •Mitigate industrial development •Restore range, e.g. old seismic lines •Integrate habitat management with development •Manage wolves, alternate prey (deer, elk, moose)
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•Range plans will be customized to the needs of each range, population •Alberta has some of best caribou population data in Canada •Working with partners will share responsibility, coordinate actions, leverage resources •Goal not to shut down industry, manage caribou/habitat better
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•Range plans will be customized to the needs of each range, population •Alberta has some of best caribou population data in Canada •Working with partners will share responsibility, coordinate actions, leverage resources •Goal not to shut down industry, manage caribou/habitat better
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•First Nations to be consulted on caribou policy, again on implementation strategies
•Need government approval •Budget provides funding for caribou recovery under recovery plan •Consultation on range planning/implementation will start when policy is approved
•Range plans will be customized to the needs of each range, population •Alberta has some of best caribou population data in Canada •Working with partners will share responsibility, coordinate actions, leverage resources •Goal not to shut down industry, manage caribou/habitat better
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