Caribou
Many caribou herds in northern B.C. are listed as threatened. The BVRC began facilitating caribou research in 2006, looking at the effects of forest harvesting and the mountain pine beetle epidemic on caribou populations and their habitat.
* denotes an active project. ⌘ denotes a multi-year/continuing project
| Project # | Project Title | Project Lead | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-17* | Use of Guide and Outfitter Knowledge and Sampling to Advance Wildlife Health Surveillance Systems | Dr. Naima Jutha, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary | Ministry of Environment, CCS |
| 2018-16* | Evaluating how shifts in forest stand composition and structure will influence the quality and distribution of northern caribou forest habitat. | Che Elkin | Ministry of Environment |
| 2012-09 | The Response of Caribou Terrestrial Forage Lichens to Forest Harvesting and Mountain Pine Beetles in the East Ootsa and Entiako Areas (HCTF) | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation |
| 2011-14 | The Response of Caribou Terrestrial Forage Lichens to Mountain Pine Beetles in West-Central BC | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation; Canadian Wildlife Federation |
| 2009-09 | Year 4 - Effects of a MPB Epidemic on Northern Caribou Habitat Use, Migration and Population Status | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2009-05 | Year 3 - Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Habitat Use | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation |
| 2008-16 | Year 2 - Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Habitat Use | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation |
| 2008-15 | Year 3 - Effects of a MPB Epidemic on Northern Caribou Habitat Use, Migration and Population Status | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2007-23 | Year 1 - Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou Habitat Use | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation |
| 2007-22 | The Response of Caribou Terrestrial Forage Lichens to Forest Harvesting and Mountain Pine Beetles in the East Ootsa and Entiako Areas | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2007-13 | Enhancing the Resiliency of the Tweedsmuir-Entiako Caribou to the Current MPB Outbreak | Don Morgan, Research Branch, Ministry of Forests and Range, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2007-10 | Year 2 - Effects of a MPB Epidemic on Northern Caribou Habitat Use, Migration and Population Status | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2006-24 | Effects of a Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic on Forest Floor Vegetation Dynamics and Regeneration in the Itcha-Ilgachuz Caribou Winter Range in the Quesnel TSA | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
| 2006-10 | Year 1 - Effects of a MPB Epidemic on Northern Caribou Habitat Use, Migration and Population Status | Deborah Cichowski, Caribou Ecological Consulting, Smithers | Forest Investment Account - Forest Science Program |
