Final Review: Species at risk Flashcards
(19 cards)
BCCDC definition for species at risk
An extirpated, endangered or threatened species or a species of special concern (formerly called vulnerable).
who maintains the federal list of species at risk?
COSEWIC-Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
what is a coarse filter approach for managing wildlife species?
Protects species by protecting habitat.
Number of species are looked after by this approach.
NDT designation, RMA designation, Biodiversity Guidebook
What is a fine filter approach for managing wildlife species?
Accounts for species that fall through the cracks.
Maintains specific life requisites(denning, breeding, feeding etc)
IWMS species
What are identified wildlife management strategies? (IWMS)
species or plant communities that are considered to be sensitive to habitat alteration associated with forest and range practises and are considered to be at risk (ie: endangered,threatened, vulnerable, or regionally important)
How does a species become a IWMS species?
The species or plant community must be affected by forest and range practises
The limited habitat (eg: breeding, denning, etc) must not already be protected by other methods (riparian habitat)
provincially designated red and blue listed species
designed to protect species not adequately protected at coarse filter stage
Define WHA
Wildlife habitat area:
mapped areas of habitat, which are biologically limiting to a species or are remaining examples of identified plant communities
What 2 types of WHAs can be established?Who can propose them?
- can be located around a known occurence
- located around an area with high habitat quality
WHAs can be proposed by general public, private individuals(professionals), and institutions,species biologist
Define GWM
General Wildlife Measures:
Describe those activities that are allowed or prohibited within a WHA
A GWM may:
restrict forest or range practises during a critical period
limit the amount of harvesting or grazing
restrict access/recreational activies to maintain habitat
define extirpated:
ecological communities or species that no longer exist in the wild in BC, but do occur elsewhere
endangered
facing imminent extirpation or extinction
special concern:
particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events but not endangered or threatened
vulnerable
particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events
yellow list
list of ecological communities and indigenous species that are not at risk in BC
blue list
list of ecological communities, and indigenous species and subspecies of special concern (formerly vulnerable in BC)
red list
list of ecological communities, and indigenous species and sub species that are extirpated, endangered, or threatened in BC
identified wildlife:
species at risk n Bc that have been designated by the CHief Forester(MOF) and deputy minister (MOE) as requiring special mgmt attention during orest and range operational planning or higher level planning
Where do you go to search for SAR?
BC Conservation Data Center Website
