A discussion about Caribou and Seismic Lines
In this episode of Explor's Source Points video series, Explor ecologist Jesse Tigner speaks to me about his work studying seismic line recovery as it relates to boreal woodland caribou. Jesse was preparing to travel up to north east British Columbia to conduct field work gathering ecological data on seismic line recovery status.
The issue is complex because seismic line preparation methods have changed over time and can differ as a function of terrain and forest type. The mechanism of use of wider (usually older) seismic lines by predators is complex and scientific research often lags behind improvements in industry practice.
We also touched on some of the latest efforts with respect to managing boreal woodland caribou recovery by the Alberta Government and some proponents in the oil sands region.
While it would take hours to cover all of the complexities and nuance, we took a few minutes to hit the high points on this latest effort and discuss some of the current issues before he left to fly up north.
Hello Allan, I noticed that you and Jesse refer to the habitat restoration work that we are doing here at Cenovus. Would you and Jesse be interested in learning more about our approach and the model we use to inform our work? If you are interested please let me know. Regards, Michael
Infrastructure Systems Manager at City of Vernon
8yInteresting discussion when it comes to gis habitat suitability modeling. Makes it quite complex. Love the format of these conversations by the way!