Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter ( Enhydra lutris ) in Canada December 2007

109, Federal Stewardship, Management, Marine Reserves, Oil Spill Threat, Rare Species, Reports, SARA,

Sea Otter Recovery Team. 2007. Recovery Strategy for the Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Canada.Species at Risk Act Recovery Strategy Series. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Vancouver. vii+ 56pp. Accessed February 20 2014 at http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/336961.pdf. See the complete PDF at :SARArecoverystrategy336961  EXERPT: 1.5.2 Description of threats Oil Spills Oil contamination has both immediate and long-term effects

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Marine Use Analysis of the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area

Federal Stewardship, Maps, Marine Reserves, Reports

S. MacConnachie, J. Hillier, and S. Butterfield Oceans, Habitat and Enhancement Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada 4166 Departure Bay Road Nanaimo, BC V9T 4B7 Canada 2007 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2677 ABSTRACT MacConnachie, S., Hiller, J., and Butterfield, S. 2007. Marine Use Analysis for the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area.

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Proposed Fort Graham Portage Ecological Reserve

ER Proposals

From: THE LOG    FRIENDS OF ECOLOGICAL RESERVES NEWSLETTER    AUTUMN 2007 By Mike Fenger and Mary Rannie Background Afield visit to this potentially new Ecological Reserve at the Fort Graham Portage was mandated through a recommendation made previously to the Regional Manager by the team that reviewed the boundaries of Gladys Lake Ecological Reserve (2005). In

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Update COSEWIC Status Report on the sea otter Enhydra lutris in Canada 2007

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Reason for designation: The species had been extirpated in British Columbia by the fur trade by the early 1900s, and was re-introduced from 1969-72. It has since repopulated 25-33% of its historic range in British Columbia, but is not yet clearly secure. Numbers are small (<3,500) and require careful monitoring. Their susceptibility to oil and

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2007 Invasive Plant Program Annual Report Okanagan Region

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The report is the Invasive Plant Program Annual Report for the Okanagan Region and includes inventories of invasive plants, activities undertaken, and recommendations for 2008. Designing and implementing an effective invasive plant program within the Okanagan Region is critical in fulfilling this mission and to ensure the long-term protection of our natural spaces. Invasive plant

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FER researchers protect BC’s biodiversity

Reports, Research, ,

Spring Beauty to White-Tailed Ptarmigan FER researchers protect BC’s biodiversity By Evelyn Hamilton, Chair, FER’s Science Advisory Committee This edition of the Log features research undertaken in the last few years by a handful of keen scientists and funded in part by Friends of Ecological Reserves. Donations from our supporters made this possible and we

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Recreation Issues at Comox Lake Bluffs

136, Issues, Management

ISSUE: Recreational use of the Ecological Reserve: Not a large part of the province has been set aside for Ecological reserves so it is surprising that  some members of the public don’t really appreciate the special values which are represented in Ecological reserves. Some parts of the Comox lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve  have been used

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Warden’s report -Visit to ER #76 – Fraser River Islands, March 31, 2007

76, Invasive Species, Research, Species List, Warden Reports,

Visit to ER #76 – Fraser River Islands, March 31, 2007 Sunny, but cold day, with temperatures down to 0 degrees overnight in Vancouver, up to about 9 degrees in day. Fresh snow on higher mountains (like Cheam), on top of existing high snowpack. Some wind. Water level low, around 1 metre at Mission. Departed

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2007 Field Sampling to Assess Proposed Ecosystem Reserve Areas

ER Proposals, Management, Reports

Executive Summary Pope & Talbot Ltd. is committed to Sustainable Forest Management Planning (SFMP) on its management units in British Columbia. An important component of their SFMP is the management of biodiversity values, including maintaining a proportion of representative ecosystems in an unmanaged state. Previous analyses have grouped and mapped site series “clusters” of unique

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