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Back Fat Measurements: Back fat measurements were taken by hunters by measuring the thickness of fat over the back at the base of the tail. Adult cows (n=26mm): mean 4.4mm (range 0-22mm) Adult bulls (n=16mm): mean 4.6mm (range 0-18mm) Kidney Fat: Kidney Fat Index (KFI) is a widely used measurement used as an indicator of abdominal fat reserves (Harder and Kirkpatrick 1994). Kidneys were evaluated using a standardized technique to provide a ratio of the weight of the kidney X 100; the FKI is reported as a percentage and can be >100%. The amount of kidney fat was variable within and between sampling periods, with all animals having some amount of kidney fat stores. Adult cows (n=26): mean 63.9% (range 33.6 – 89.1%) Adult bulls (n=16): mean 28.3% (range 8.7 – 79.6%) Pregnancy Rates: Pregnancy rates were determined in late winter by the presence of a fetus. Adult cows: 21/26 (80.77%) LONG-TERM PLANS . AND RECOMMENDATIONS: These initiatives are part of the monitoring actions identified in the Bathurst Caribou Management Plan (2004) and the long term objective is to continue to assess health and condition of caribou using a less detailed sampling protocol that can be carried out at the community level. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Information from the communities was used to help select a site where caribou will be collected. We worked with hunters in the field to discuss the health and condition of caribou that were collected and tested. 48 2011 Annual Report of NWT Wildlife Research Permits
Wildlife Species Research: Caribou Photo: J. Nagy Caribou are one of the most important resources in the Northwest Territories. 49
Page 1 and 2: Annual Report of NWT Wildlife Resea
Page 3 and 4: Contents ENR Administrative Regions
Page 5 and 6: Wildlife Health. . . . . . . . . .
Page 8 and 9: 6 Photo: B Ossenburg
Page 10 and 11: Swarming Survey of Bats Near Wood B
Page 12 and 13: Movement and Habitat Use by Adult F
Page 14 and 15: Black Bear Ecology in the North Sla
Page 16 and 17: Population Management of Geese and
Page 18 and 19: Arctic Shorebird Monitoring Program
Page 20 and 21: Long-Term Population Monitoring of
Page 22 and 23: Cooperative Waterfowl Population Su
Page 24 and 25: Aerial Waterfowl Survey on Banks Is
Page 26 and 27: Western Canada Cooperative Duck Ban
Page 28 and 29: Western Canada Cooperative Banding
Page 30 and 31: Western Canada Cooperative Pre-seas
Page 32 and 33: Whooping Crane Ecology and Rehabili
Page 34 and 35: ased on primary growth. Measurement
Page 36 and 37: Latitudinal Variation in Life Histo
Page 38 and 39: Late Winter Recruitment of the Tukt
Page 40 and 41: Population Monitoring of the South
Page 42 and 43: Population Parameters, Movements, D
Page 44 and 45: Updates on this monitoring program
Page 46 and 47: Aerial and Ground-based Caribou Sur
Page 48 and 49: Bathurst Caribou Health, Condition
Page 52 and 53: Continued Monitoring of the Bathurs
Page 54 and 55: Dehcho Boreal Caribou Population Mo
Page 56 and 57: PARTNERS: ´ ´ Environment Canada
Page 58 and 59: Aerial Surveys of the Prairie Creek
Page 60 and 61: Moose Abundance and Composition Sur
Page 62 and 63: Monitoring Moose Population in the
Page 64 and 65: Geospatial Moose Surveys in the Deh
Page 66 and 67: Moose Baseline Health Study in the
Page 68 and 69: Moose Population Survey in the Slav
Page 70 and 71: Wolverine DNA Sampling on the Centr
Page 72 and 73: Index of Abundance for Tundra-Denni
Page 74 and 75: Monitoring the Nahanni Wood Bison P
Page 76 and 77: ´ ´ ENR will work with communitie
Page 78 and 79: Nahanni Wood Bison Population Surve
Page 80 and 81: Wildlife Health and Genetic Monitor
Page 82 and 83: LONG-TERM PLANS . AND RECOMMENDATIO
Page 84 and 85: Community-based Monitoring of Wildl
Page 86 and 87: LONG-TERM PLANS . AND RECOMMENDATIO
Page 88 and 89: Small Mammal and Hare Surveys June
Page 90 and 91: ´ ´ Gwich’in Renewable Resource
Page 92 and 93: Marsh Bird Surveys in Kwets’ootł
Page 94 and 95: Avian Species at Risk Surveys and N
Page 96 and 97: Ecological Regions (ecosystem class
Page 98 and 99: Darnley Bay Resources Ltd. 2010-201
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Monitoring Wildlife along Enbridge
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Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program
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of 30 minutes. If a stressor event
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incidents involving wolves near per
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tundra (in the vicinity of the mine
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Wildlife Monitoring Program for the
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Courageous Lake Project Baseline Pr
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Baseline Wildlife Studies: Gahcho K
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Baseline Wildlife Studies for the F
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Wildlife Effects Monitoring Program
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Chemicals Management Plan Wildlife
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INDEX Permits issued in the Inuvik
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Permits issued in the Dehcho region
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2 Cover Photo: D. Downing
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Department of Environment and Natur
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2011-2012 Western NWT Biophysical S
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Western NWT Biophysical Study METHO
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Western NWT Biophysical Study As of
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Western NWT Biophysical Study OBJEC
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Western NWT Biophysical Study At th
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Western NWT Biophysical Study COMMU
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Western NWT Biophysical Study Photo
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Western NWT Biophysical Study COMMU
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Western NWT Biophysical Study ´ ´
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Western NWT Biophysical Study Metho
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INDEX Biophysical studies completed
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