Wildlife
1. Carnivores
1.1 carnivore attraction
wolves, foxes, grizzly bear, wolverine. Attractants such as garbage, creation of denning
habitat in camp, boulder fields, gravel
1.2 human/bear encounters
safety
populations
bear removal/mortality
1.3 increased carnivore mortality
1.4 noise/sensory impacts
1.5 key habitat loss in eskers
1.6 loss of prey sources for grizzly bears
2. Caribou
2.1 exposure to contaminants
health effects via dust, contaminated forage, ingested tailings
2.2 impacts to already vulnerable populations
2.3 effects on reproduction
energetics: Poor condition = low weight = lower reproduction.
calf-to-cow ratio
2.4 cumulative impacts to population
2.5 impacts on cariou behaviour
result of sensory disturbance
different foraging, resting, movements within project area
attractants
2.6 hazards on site
road crossings, drained lake, dust, increased wolf predation, exposed lakebed
2.7 migration routes
cumulative impacts
2.8 effects of tall waste pile on caribou and their predators
3. Birds
particularily raptors, waterfowl
3.1 disturbance
behaviour
migration
predation
3.2 exposure to contaminants
3.3 habitat impacts
creating new nesting areas (eg for peregrine in open pits)
loss of habitat
downstream changes in flows could flood nests at the water's edge
4. Changing Water Levels
In Kennaday Lake and downstream flows
4.1 drawdown impacts on habitat
Changing levels in Kenneday Lake and downstream could affect semiaquatic furbearers
in the lake
4.2 downstream impacts
Changing water levels downstream could affect semi-aquatic furbearers and could flood
the riverside dens of terrestrial mammals
4.3 Wildlife impacts from freezeup/ breakup timing changes
The lake could freeze and thaw at different times after the development, and this could
affect wildlife
5. Other Ungulates
5.1 impact muskoxen distribution
5.2 impacts on moose
Moose may affected. They could be in the project area as the site is close ot the treeline.
5.3 sensory disturbance to muskoxen
6. Traffic & Road Concerns
6.1 impacts from traffic on winter roads
cumulative and project-specific impacts of the main road and spur road
spills on winter roads
6.2 new access from spur road
New access to the area, and to the vicinity of the East Arm
6.3 aircraft traffic disturbance
7. Species at Risk
peregrines
short eared owls
grizzly
wolverine
8. General
8.1 waste management impacts
8.2 impacts on small mammals
attractants to fox and raven increase predation on small mammals, affecting species
composition
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