1 J u ~ ..- c.o ..- - L!') L!') ~ =0 ~ 0 ==0 L!') "' -LO ~ ,........ M M BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR THE SLAVE GEOLOGICAL PROVINCE ·. I s SK 471 .Al A42 no.83 f 0 Northwest Territories Renewable Resources BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR THE SLAVE GEOLOGICAL PROVINCE Marianne Bromley Bromley Consulting Yellowknife, NWT and Laurie Buckland Dept. of Renewable Resources Government of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife, NWT August1995 Manuscript Report No. 83 THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAPER ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBIUTY OF THE AUTHORS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . 1 CARIBOU .............................................................................. 3 Distribution and movements . 3 Habitat use . 4 Diet ..................................................................... 5 Other factors influencing habitat selection . 6 Population dynamics . 7 Herd size ................................................................. 7 Reproductive characteristics ................................................. 7 Mortality . 7 Current and proposed studies . 8 WOLVES .............................................................................. 9 Distribution and movements . 9 Habitat use . 9 Diet ..................................................................... 9 Den sites . .. 1 0 Population dynamics . 11 Numbers ................................................................ 11 Reproductive characteristics . 11 Mortality . 11 Current and proposed studies . 11 LYNX ................................................................................ 12 Distribution and movements . 12 Habitat use . 12 Diet .................................................................... 12 Breeding habitat . 12 Population dynamics . 13 Population size . 13 Reproductive parameters . 13 Mortality ................................................................ 13 Current and proposed studies . 13 WOLVERINES ......................................................................... 14 Distribution and movements . 14 Diet ........................................................................... 14 Denning habitat . 15 Population dynamics . 15 Numbers and density . 15 Reproductive characteristics . 16 Mortality . 16 Current and proposed studies . 16 WATERFOWL ......................................................................... 17 Distribution and movements . 17 Habitat use . 18 Food habits . 18 Nesting habitat . 19 Staging habitat . 19 Population dynamics . 19 Current and proposed studies . 20 GRIZZLY BEARS . 20 Distribution and movements . 21 Habitat use . 21 Food habits . 21 Denning habitat . 22 Population dynamics . 23 Density and distribution . 23 Reproductive characteristics . 23 Natural mortality . 24 Harvest ................................................................. 24 Current and proposed studies ..................................................... 25 DIURNAL RAPTORS . 27 Distribution and movements . 27 Habitat use . 28 Food habits . 28 Nesting habitat . 28 Population dynamics . 29 Numerical trends and reproductive characteristics ...........................· ... 29 Mortality . 30 Current and proposed studies . 30 MOOSE .............................................................................. 31 Distribution and movements ....................................................... 31 Habitat ........................................................................ 31 Population dynamics . 31 Harvest ........................................................................ 32 Current and proposed studies . 32 BLACK BEARS . ..