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Who is the Caribou Management Board (BQCMB)

The Shrinking Beverly Caribou Herd Presentation to: CARMA 5 December 2009 Presented by: Earl Evans, BQCMB Board Member. Who is the Caribou Management Board (BQCMB). B. Q. What is the BQCMB?. Co-management advisory board Cooperative partnership between 20 communities and 5 governments.

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Who is the Caribou Management Board (BQCMB)

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  1. The Shrinking Beverly Caribou HerdPresentation to:CARMA5 December 2009Presented by: Earl Evans, BQCMB Board Member

  2. Who is the Caribou Management Board (BQCMB)

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  4. What is the BQCMB? • Co-management advisory board • Cooperative partnership between 20 communities and 5 governments. Mandate: To advise governments and communities on conservation and management of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds and their ranges.

  5. BQCMB - established more than 25 years ago (in 1982) Operating funds 1982- $60K 2009 - $75K

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  7. Beverly caribou

  8. YEAR-ROUND CARIBOU RANGES (based on collared cows 1996-2009) and 2007 CALVING GROUNDS.

  9. Photographic calving ground surveys every 6 years??

  10. Some history re: Beverly decline

  11. Beverly calving area: 2007, 2008, 2009

  12. Courtesy of Saskatchewan Environment

  13. Beverly Calving Ground Survey June 2007

  14. Beverly Calving Ground Survey June 2008

  15. Year of Number survey: adult caribou (ontransect): 1994: 5,737 2002: 2,6292007: 1892008: 148

  16. Beverly Calving Ground Survey June 2009

  17. Year of Number survey: adult caribou (ontransect): 1994: 5,737 2002: 2,6292007: 1892008: 1482009 78

  18. YEAR-ROUND CARIBOU RANGES (based on collared cows 1996-2009) and 2007 CALVING GROUNDS.

  19. Annual net value of caribou harvest by herd 76% 24% Large difference in value mostly because of different number of caribou harvested from the two herds.

  20. Lessons Learned BQCMB Plans

  21. From Thomas and Schaefer (1991): • There are two major options that will challenge the Board: • Reduce or change the age/sex structure • of the kill • Reduce predation.

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