Status of woodland caribou in Alberta

摘要: A recent review of woodland caribou {Rangifer tarandus caribou) status in Alberta estimated that there are between 3600 and 6700 occupying 113 000 km2 habitat. There two ecotypes Alberta; the mountain ecotype west central region boreal primarily north. Mountain populations stable or declining populations, where data available, appear to be slowly. major initiative management has been development Woodland Caribou Conservation Strategy. This document was developed over a half years by committee multi-stakeholder representatives. The past five seen an increase baseline inventory applied research jointly funded government, industry universities, addressing wide range issues from response logging interactions moose, wolves ecosystem. Land use conflicts on remain high with timber harvesting, oil gas development, peat moss extraction, coal mining, agricultural expansion increasing road access overlapping. Cumulative effects these disturbances poorly understood have received little attention date.