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An Ungulate Winter Range (UWR) is defined as an area that contains habitat that is necessary to meet the winter habitat requirements of an ungulate species. UWRs are based on current understanding of ungulate habitat requirements in winter, as interpreted by FLNR regional staff from current scientific and management literature, local knowledge, and other expertise from the region. UWRs within this set of data are currently in the review and consultation stage of the area designation process. As UWRs are designated they will be moved into the Approved Ungulate Winter Range dataset.

A mapped draft area of habitat with associated species-specific management requirements with the intent to become approved under the authority of the Forest Practices Code and the Forest and Range Practices Act. A mapped area of habitat required for the winter survival of ungulate species. Associated with the mapped areas are species-specific management requirements. This dataset contains draft UWR for the Peace Region.

Topographic buffers within mule deer winter range in the Cariboo Region.

Slope/aspect categories within mule deer winter range in the Cariboo Region.

Stand structure habitat classes associated with mule deer winter range in the Cariboo Region.

Mule deer habitat management zones and associated timber harvest opportunities within mule deer winter range in the Cariboo Region.

Slope/Aspect habitat type limitations (high, moderate, low) in mule deer winter range within the Cariboo Region. These limitations apply only to interior douglas fir (IDF) and bunch grass biogeoclimatic zones within mule deer winter range.

Elk Island National Park conducts an ungulate aerial surveys of the entire park, to census the elk and moose populations. The surveys are carried out in the late fall or winter annually. Park staff also conducts opportunistic counts of elk and moose over the summer and obtain demographic information during elk handling. Elk and moose population is in the same database as bison populations.

The measure is based on snow-tracking data from 3 established snow-transects in the Kicking Horse Valley. Trends for this metric focus on wary carnivores (cougar, lynx, wolf, and wolverine) though prey (ungulate) data will also be collected. Data collected include location, species presence, number, days since snow, & snow-depth.

Moose are the primary large ungulate in Kluane National Park and Reserve. They are important prey for large carnivores and are a species of special cultural interest to First Nations. Parks Canada has performed aerial survey counts of total moose (all adults and calves) in two subpopulations since 1981. Surveys are done by helicopter every 1-3 years during the month of November