{ "culture": "en-CA", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "The NWT has been divided into Management Zones and Areas for the purpose of conserving and managing wildlife in the NWT. The larger zone boundaries are named and may be subdivided into smaller areas to meet specific management requirements. These boundaries are updated as required for wildlife management purposes. \nThis dataset was originally created to support the 1998 Revision of the NWT Wildlife Act and the applicable Regulations to ensure that the boundary of any wildlife area was accurately mapped at a scale of 1:250,000. \nThe metes and bounds descriptions and corresponding boundaries in the respective Regulations have been updated to be in compliance with the 2014 update to the Wildlife Act and to fulfil a commitment to comply with metes and bounds descriptions in paramount legislation from Canada and the settled land claim areas in the NWT.\nThese boundaries have been described under the 2014 Wildlife Act in the following regulations: Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhatomuit Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Paulatuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, and Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations. (will list specific regulations on a species by species basis). This dataset has been updated in 2007, 2009 (twice), 2010 and 2019. This dataset also includes R/BC/02 which is known as the North Slave No Hunting Zone.\n\nAs of 2019, Wildlife Management Zone G has been subdivided into G/BC01, G/BC/02 and G/BC/03 (comprising Special Harvest Area (Barren-ground Caribou) #1 as defined in Schedule V of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. \n\nAs of November 2022, Barren-ground Caribou Management Areas R/BC/03 and R/BC/02 adjusted...", "description": "

As part of the 1998 Wildlife Act, all Wildlife Management boundaries were digitally produced at a scale of 1:250,000. Previous maps of the Wildlife Management boundaries were manually drafted on maps at a scale of 1:4,000,000. The data has the potential to be used for a variety of other wildlife management purposes. These boundaries have been legally described as part of the Wildlife Act Regulations. These boundaries have been used as the basis of the maps used for the annual Hunting Regulations Maps. Boundaries have been updated as required due to changes in the legislation.<\/SPAN><\/P>

All digital spatial boundaries and the respective metes and bounds descriptions in the all Regulations have been updated to be in compliance with the 2014 update to the <\/SPAN>Wildlife Act<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>No meaningful changes to boundaries were done as part of this process. Changes were made to conform with metes and bounds descriptions in paramount legislation from Canada and the settled land claim areas in the NWT<\/SPAN><\/P>

The key changes have been as follows:<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

  1. All boundaries and metes and bounds descriptions are now compliant with what is included in the applicable land claim agreements and other relevant documents.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  2. All boundaries now reflect more current and accurate digital boundary features that are now available.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  3. Management Units have been changed to Management Zones.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  4. The following species have all been gro<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>uped by Management Zone (ex<\/SPAN>c<\/SPAN>luding Zone I) within a set of regulations called \u201c<\/SPAN>Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u201d<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>: Wildlife Management Zones, Polar Bear, Outfitter Areas, Wood Bison, Barren Ground Caribou, Muskox, Wolf and Wolverine.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  5. The following separate Regulations have also been updated: Registered Group Trapping in <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Trapping Regulations, <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Bison Control Areas in <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Nuisance Bison Control Regulations<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>,<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Wildlife Preserves,<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>and the Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary in <\/SPAN>Wildlife Sanctuaries.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  6. The following Inuvialuit Settlement Region Hunter and Trapper Committees Regulations have been updated: Aklavik, Inuvik, Olokhatomuit, Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, and Tuktoyaktuk contain as applicable the following species: Polar Bear, Barren Ground Caribou, Grizzly Bear, Lynx, Muskox, Wolf, Dolphin and Union Caribou, and Peary Caribou.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  7. The following data and metes and bounds descriptions were updated, but the Regulations were not: Border Licence Areas (<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Wildlife Licences and Permits), Critical Wildlife Areas<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>\u2013 <\/SPAN>therefore the boundaries have not been changed.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  8. The digital boundary and metes and bounds description of the Thelon Game Sanctuary will be updated in conjunction with the <\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Land Withdrawal Order (Dubawnt Lake), NWT Lands Act<\/SPAN><\/SPAN>as they cover the same area.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  9. Wildlife Regions were deleted as they are a residual feature from pre-Nunavut.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  10. Since the Act has been passed, there have been a few updates to descriptions and boundaries that are reflected on a case by case basis.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI>

  11. Wildlife Management Zone G has been subdivided into G/BC01, G/BC/02 and G/BC/03 (comprising Special Harvest Area (Barren-ground Caribou) #1 as defined in Schedule V of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. <\/SPAN><\/P><\/LI><\/OL>

    The following attributes may be present in each attribute file. Each attributes is prefaced with 'xx' which is a two character abbreviation of the layer name:<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

    \u2022 xxAREA is the minimum attribute which is the management area identifier<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

    \u2022 xNAME is the name of an area<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

    Data was originally stored in CARIBO96 Arc/Info coverage. The data has been updated in 2007 as CARIBO07 coverage , in 2009 as CARIBO09.shp, again in 2009 as CARIBO09EMA.shp and CARIB10F.<\/SPAN><\/P>

    July 2019 - Updated <\/SPAN>new G/BC/03 area <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/P>

    November 2022 - Updated new R/BC/03 & R/BC/02 boundaries<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "The NWT has been divided into Management Zones and Areas for the purpose of conserving and managing wildlife in the NWT. The larger zone boundaries are named and may be subdivided into smaller areas to meet specific management requirements. These boundaries are updated as required for wildlife management purposes. \nThis dataset was originally created to support the 1998 Revision of the NWT Wildlife Act and the applicable Regulations to ensure that the boundary of any wildlife area was accurately mapped at a scale of 1:250,000. \nThe metes and bounds descriptions and corresponding boundaries in the respective Regulations have been updated to be in compliance with the 2014 update to the Wildlife Act and to fulfil a commitment to comply with metes and bounds descriptions in paramount legislation from Canada and the settled land claim areas in the NWT.\nThese boundaries have been described under the 2014 Wildlife Act in the following regulations: Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhatomuit Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Paulatuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations, and Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations. (will list specific regulations on a species by species basis). This dataset has been updated in 2007, 2009 (twice), 2010 and 2019. This dataset also includes R/BC/02 which is known as the North Slave No Hunting Zone.\n\nAs of 2019, Wildlife Management Zone G has been subdivided into G/BC01, G/BC/02 and G/BC/03 (comprising Special Harvest Area (Barren-ground Caribou) #1 as defined in Schedule V of the Gwich'in Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement. \n\nAs of November 2022, Barren-ground Caribou Management Areas R/BC/03 and R/BC/02 adjusted...", "title": "Wildlife Management Areas for Barren Ground Caribou", "tags": [ "NWT Wildlife Management Areas", "NWT Wildlife Act", "NWT Wildlife Regulations", "NWT Wildlife Management Zones", "Wildlife Management Barren-Ground Caribou Areas", "Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhatomuit Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Paulatuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations", "Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trapper Committee Regulations" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 150000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "NWTCG Update 2019, M.Snijders\n\nCITATION: Wildlife Management Regulations, NWT Centre for Geomatics, Government of the Northwest Territories, 2019.", "licenseInfo": "

    LICENCE: <\/SPAN>Open Government Licence \u2013 Northwest Territories (OGL NT)<\/SPAN>. You may copy, modify, publish, adapt, distribute or otherwise use the Information in any medium, mode or format for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, with attribution. See <\/SPAN>https://www.gov.nt.ca/en/open-government-licence-northwest-territories<\/SPAN><\/A><\/P>

    AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE: Definitive boundaries are the metes-and-bounds in the Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations and related regulations. See <\/SPAN>www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/files/legislation/wildlife/wildlife.r16.pdf<\/SPAN><\/A><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>" }