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Overview

From 2014 to 2019, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) led the development of a Bathurst Caribou Range Plan.

Background

The plan is designed to guide decision-makers, companies and communities to help manage activities on the land in a way that supports the recovery of the Bathurst herd.

Bathurst caribou travel thousands of kilometres every year, across a range that extends from southern and central Northwest Territories to the Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut and even as far south as northern Saskatchewan. They may encounter human or natural disturbances along their route, including roads, communities, mines, camps and burned forests. These disturbances, along with the effects of a changing climate, can affect the size and health of the herd.

In 2014, due to concern over pressures on the Bathurst herd, work began on a Bathurst caribou range plan to manage human and natural disturbance, such as wildland fire, across the herd's habitat.

A working group made up of Indigenous governments and organizations, industry, non-governmental organizations, co-management boards and territorial and federal governments has brought together scientific information and traditional knowledge to help develop options for habitat management.