NEBC Wildlife Annual Status

The Wildlife Annual Status dataset (NEBC_WILD_CURRENT_COND_PY) represents the consideration of disturbance within Wildlife Habitat Areas and Ungulate Winter Range in Northeast BC.

The BCER NEBC Annual Status datasets are updated and published annually by the BC Energy Regulator to evaluate the level of disturbance in designated areas in northeast BC. This information is useful in operational planning and decision making to support consideration of material adverse effect. This dataset includes a disturbance metric for Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHA) and Ungulate Winter Ranges (UWR). The dataset reports percentage disturbance at the WHA and UWR level and identifies areas as being low, medium, or high risk, depending on the level of disturbance. This information supports consideration of WHA and UWR in decision making under the Environmental Protection and Management Regulation. Field validation of this data is encouraged in development planning.

The Wildlife Annual Status dataset was initially developed by the BC Energy Regulator for consideration disturbance within WHA and UWR in Northeast BC. Data was derived from the provincial WHA and UWR datasets. Disturbance is estimated using the BCER Surface Land Use data that is updated annually. The risk status is calculated differently for WHA and UWR, and for small and large Wildlife Habitat Areas. Details as follows:

Wildlife Habitat Area

Low Risk WHA Intactness >=98% for small WHA (<=100ha)

Intactness >=97% for large WHA (>100ha)

Medium Risk WHA Intactness >= 95% and < 98% for small WHA

Intactness >= 90% and < 97 % for large WHA

High Risk WHA Intactness <95% for small WHA

Intactness <90% for large WHA

Ungulate Winter Range

Low risk UWR Intactness >=95% for UWR

Medium Risk UWR Intactness >= 85% and < 95% for UWR

High Risk UWR Intactness <85 for UWR

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

Object ID

Object ID

 

Unique row number auto generated by database

SHAPE

Shape

Geometry (Polygon)

 

 

SHAPE.AREA

 

Double

 

Area auto calculated by database (m2)

SHAPE.LEN

 

Double

 

Polygon perimeter auto calculated by database (m)

AREA_ID

Area Identifier

Text

 

This field is based on the WHA or UWR tag assigned by government to each designated area. For UWR this includes a combination of the UWR tag and the subunit tag.

DISTURBANCE_RANK

Level of Disturbance

Text

6

Low, medium or high (depending on the level of disturbance in the UWR or WHA)

INTACTNESS

Intactness (%)

Double

 

Percentage intactness

TRIGGER_HIGH

High Rank Trigger

Short

 

High risk trigger (percent)

TRIGGER_HIGH_HA

High Rank Trigger (Ha)

Double

 

High risk trigger (hectares)

TRIGGER_MEDIUM

Medium Rank Trigger

Short

 

Medium risk trigger (percent)

TRIGGER_MEDIUM_HA

Medium Rank Trigger (Ha)

Double

 

Medium  risk trigger (hectares)

WHA_AREA_HA

Wildlife Habitat Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area of WHA (hectares)

SOURCE

Designated Area Type

Text

10

This field defines if the area is a UWR or WHA

COMMON_SPECIES

Common Species

Text

50

The primary species for which the designated area was established

POLY_AREA_HA

Feature Area (Ha)

Double

 

 

UWR_AREA_HA

Ungulate Winter Range Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area of UWR (hectares)

CROWN_AREA_HA

Crown Land Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area crown land (hectares)

CURRENT_COND_HA

Current Condition Area (Ha)

Double

 

Current Condition (hectares)

SLU_DATE

Surface Land Use Date

Text

10

Vintage of disturbance data used in calculations.

OWN_CLASS

Land Owner Classification

Text

10

Land Ownership Class

WILD_ID

Wildlife Area ID

Short

 

Wildlife Area Identifier

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1. Annual updates

Contact Information:  

For further information please contact

Jacqueline Howard

Environmental Management Specialist

Responsible Development & Stewardship

[email protected]

Datasets available for download

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Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
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Title
Title for the Dataset.
NEBC Wildlife Annual Status
Description
A description of the dataset.

The Wildlife Annual Status dataset (NEBC_WILD_CURRENT_COND_PY) represents the consideration of disturbance within Wildlife Habitat Areas and Ungulate Winter Range in Northeast BC.

The BCER NEBC Annual Status datasets are updated and published annually by the BC Energy Regulator to evaluate the level of disturbance in designated areas in northeast BC. This information is useful in operational planning and decision making to support consideration of material adverse effect. This dataset includes a disturbance metric for Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHA) and Ungulate Winter Ranges (UWR). The dataset reports percentage disturbance at the WHA and UWR level and identifies areas as being low, medium, or high risk, depending on the level of disturbance. This information supports consideration of WHA and UWR in decision making under the Environmental Protection and Management Regulation. Field validation of this data is encouraged in development planning.

The Wildlife Annual Status dataset was initially developed by the BC Energy Regulator for consideration disturbance within WHA and UWR in Northeast BC. Data was derived from the provincial WHA and UWR datasets. Disturbance is estimated using the BCER Surface Land Use data that is updated annually. The risk status is calculated differently for WHA and UWR, and for small and large Wildlife Habitat Areas. Details as follows:

Wildlife Habitat Area

Low Risk WHA Intactness >=98% for small WHA (<=100ha)

Intactness >=97% for large WHA (>100ha)

Medium Risk WHA Intactness >= 95% and < 98% for small WHA

Intactness >= 90% and < 97 % for large WHA

High Risk WHA Intactness <95% for small WHA

Intactness <90% for large WHA

Ungulate Winter Range

Low risk UWR Intactness >=95% for UWR

Medium Risk UWR Intactness >= 85% and < 95% for UWR

High Risk UWR Intactness <85 for UWR

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

Object ID

Object ID

 

Unique row number auto generated by database

SHAPE

Shape

Geometry (Polygon)

 

 

SHAPE.AREA

 

Double

 

Area auto calculated by database (m2)

SHAPE.LEN

 

Double

 

Polygon perimeter auto calculated by database (m)

AREA_ID

Area Identifier

Text

 

This field is based on the WHA or UWR tag assigned by government to each designated area. For UWR this includes a combination of the UWR tag and the subunit tag.

DISTURBANCE_RANK

Level of Disturbance

Text

6

Low, medium or high (depending on the level of disturbance in the UWR or WHA)

INTACTNESS

Intactness (%)

Double

 

Percentage intactness

TRIGGER_HIGH

High Rank Trigger

Short

 

High risk trigger (percent)

TRIGGER_HIGH_HA

High Rank Trigger (Ha)

Double

 

High risk trigger (hectares)

TRIGGER_MEDIUM

Medium Rank Trigger

Short

 

Medium risk trigger (percent)

TRIGGER_MEDIUM_HA

Medium Rank Trigger (Ha)

Double

 

Medium  risk trigger (hectares)

WHA_AREA_HA

Wildlife Habitat Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area of WHA (hectares)

SOURCE

Designated Area Type

Text

10

This field defines if the area is a UWR or WHA

COMMON_SPECIES

Common Species

Text

50

The primary species for which the designated area was established

POLY_AREA_HA

Feature Area (Ha)

Double

 

 

UWR_AREA_HA

Ungulate Winter Range Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area of UWR (hectares)

CROWN_AREA_HA

Crown Land Area (Ha)

Double

 

Area crown land (hectares)

CURRENT_COND_HA

Current Condition Area (Ha)

Double

 

Current Condition (hectares)

SLU_DATE

Surface Land Use Date

Text

10

Vintage of disturbance data used in calculations.

OWN_CLASS

Land Owner Classification

Text

10

Land Ownership Class

WILD_ID

Wildlife Area ID

Short

 

Wildlife Area Identifier

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1. Annual updates

Contact Information:  

For further information please contact

Jacqueline Howard

Environmental Management Specialist

Responsible Development & Stewardship

[email protected]
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0.09
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2024-07-23
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public
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/c32d28cec0354e3281df83f248442595
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BC_Energy_Regulator
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BC_Energy_Regulator
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2024-07-25
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c32d28cec0354e3281df83f248442595
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English
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/c32d28cec0354e3281df83f248442595
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64102
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39
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2499978
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