(including the area drained by the Big Bend of the Columbia River)

 
Mountain Caribou Factsheet – Parks Canada 2004. The briefest document on this website summarizes in two pages the ecology and issues related to mountain caribou in and around Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Parks.

2004 Population Census of Mountain Caribou in the Columbia Forest District. Janis Hooge, Bruce McLellan, John Flaa, 11 pages. Includes detailed census data from 1994 to 2004.

Mountain Caribou Distribution Map


Mountain Caribou On The Edge - A 90 second documentary film, which is part of an exhibit in Glacier National Park. Parks Canada, 2003.

Do Mountain Caribou Matter? - Newspaper article appeared in the Revelstoke Times Review and Golden Star, 2002. Summary of land use issues regarding Mountain Caribou.

Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation – is owned by the City of Revelstoke and operates in caribou habitat. www.rcfc.bc.ca

Downie Timber Ltd. - a large local sawmill / harvesting operation that operates in caribou habitiat. Detailed Mountain Caribou, environmental information and maps  are available in the "Woodlands" section. www.downietimber.com

Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecologywww.cmiae.org

CMI is an association of resource management professionals and scientists that share expertise and information. It has hosted workshops in Revelstoke to assist in developing and providing information on mountain caribou. Workshop summaries available free downloads.

Revelstoke Mountain Caribou Recovery - An Independent Review of Predator-Prey- Habitat Interactions. Francois Messier - University of Saskatchewan, Stan Boutin -University of Alberta, Doug Heard - BC Ministry of Water, Land Air Protection (Prince George). March 2004. Recommendations and analysis from an expert panel and workshop regarding the effects on caribou of forestry increasing ungulate and predator numbers.

Mountain Caribou in 21st Century Ecosystems Conference. October 2002. Twenty-two speakers presented information on the ecology and management of south-eastern British Columbia’s red-listed mountain caribou populations. About 180 people attended the conference. Dr. Dale Seip spoke to eighty people at an evening presentation open to the community. On October 18th, 80 people attended a field trip north of Revelstoke to learn about caribou habitat, forestry practices, and other topics.

Caribou Habitat Recruitment Meeting. Attended by 33 participants, March 2001. The session familiarized foresters with issues surrounding recruitment of caribou habitat using silvicultural techniques. Final report of the project is available through BC Ministry of Forests at www.for.gov.bc.ca/rsi/research/nextnotes/En058.htm 

Managing Forests for Lichen: the Mountain Caribou Issue. September 1999. Focused on the issue of managing forests for the high lichen biomass required by mountain caribou. Participants (74) heard about the latest research findings about lichen ecology, mountain caribou requirements, and forest management practices with the potential to better maintain mountain caribou habitat.

Mountain Caribou Compendium

The Mountain Caribou Compendium is an initiative to improve the accessibility of research results and other information related to the mountain caribou herds of south-eastern British Columbia. Begun by the Revelstoke Forest Workers Group and now maintained by the Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology, the Compendium consists of two parts:

  • Print copies of 160+ research reports are housed at the Columbia Mountains Institute office (837-9311).
  • The index for the Compendium contains abstracts for all entries, and the index is available for on-screen viewing or as a download at the CMI web site.
  • Digital copies of abstracts and some of the documents are on the Natural Resources Information Network at www.nrin.siferp.org/ 

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