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DST Consulting Engineers Inc. 106 North Cumberland Street, Suite 100 Thunder Bay ON, P7A 4M2 Tel: 807-345-3620 Fax: 807-344-4738 www.dstgroup.com OBJECTIVIES: The objectives of the aerial survey were to: 1. Survey a portion of the Regional <strong>Study</strong> Area which covered the main proposed area of development and the two proposed road corridors, to determine what areas were being utilized by caribou and/or moose, as well as any other large mammals, in the winter. 2. GPS locations of observed stick nests. METHODS: General methods for aerial survey: January 14, 2013: Fly 30 km long transects (east/west) spaced at 1 km intervals Document all observed tracks, sign and animals Record the age and sex (where possible) of observed animals, Document all observed stick nests • Traveled to Forest Helicopters (Kenora) • Flew transects (5 and ½ transects completed) January 15, 2013: • Continued flying transects (12 additional transects completed). • Picked up trail camera located in the south eastern bay of Springpole January 16, 2013: • Picked up trail camera located behind camp Edmonton Winnipeg Kenora Thunder Bay Sudbury Waterloo Ottawa Kingston 1.0.0.2
Client Name DST Reference No.: Page - 2 - • Continued flying transects (completed 13 transects for a total of 29) • Finished transects and flew back to Kenora • Stayed overnight in Kenora January 17, 2013: • Drove back to Thunder Bay on the morning of the 17 th . RESULTS: A total of 29 transects were flown resulting in approximately 900 km 2 being surveyed over the course of three days. No caribou were sighted over the course of the survey, however, 128 moose were seen. Only 1 moose was recorded as “unknown age and sex”. All other moose were successfully aged and sexed. Two sets of caribou tracks were observed, but they were approximately 2 days old. One other possible set of caribou tracks were seen, however, due to their age, positive identification was not possible. Other tracks and animals that were observed included wolverine tracks, otters and otter tracks, rabbit tracks, marten tracks, fox tracks, lynx tracks and an unknown owl. All sightings were documented with waypoints with the exception of the fox and rabbit tracks. It is worth noting that no wolves or wolf tracks were seen during the survey. A total of 22 stick nests were observed and marked with a GPS coordinate. Nests were classified as either: a) osprey, b) eagle, or c) hawk/raven. Pictures were taken of some of the more impressive nests. Summary: In general, moose densities were much higher than expected and were primarily concentrated to the southwestern portion of the area surveyed. This area had a very high proportion of the young regenerating burns that were approximately 5-15 years old, and therefore provided very good winter moose browsing areas. There were some areas that can be considered “good” caribou habitat, but it wasn’t optimal (i.e. open and sparse jack pine/black spruce with lichen), it was primarily dense black spruce with little to no deciduous component. This type of habitat also makes it very hard to see caribou. The conditions for the survey were good (i.e. recent snow, good visibility) and despite the very cold temperatures (-40 with the windchill on the 16 th ) animals were visible and moving around.
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APPENDIX 2 LETTERS FROM HORIZON ARC
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Round 1 Consultation - Early pre-co
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APPENDIX 4 BIOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS R
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Materials - 30' Deaddog Creek Bridg
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GOLD CANYON RESOURCES INC. GCU: TSX
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GCU has hired qualified, independen
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The basic environmental protection
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8. Like the Draft ESR, Notices were
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A full record of consultation is pr
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13. “Stakeholders” refers solel
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(which were not intended to describ
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9. The aquatics baseline report doe
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Supplemental Mitigation Measures fo
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