BCPRP Caribou Protection - Type 1

BCPRP Caribou Protection - Type 1

The Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (BCPRP) Management Zones (CARIBOU_MGMT_ZONES_PY) geographic dataset was created to support planning, engagement and management in the heard and habitat recovery of the Boreal Caribou1.

There are four (4) management zones (MGMT_ZONE) that include MGMT Type 1: Full Protection – Core, MGMT Type 2: Full Protection Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core, MGMT Type 3: Conditional Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core and MGMT Type 4: Conditional Development – Matrix.

The following table, extracted from Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (2002)1, describes the intent and measures for each of the management types.

Management Type

Intent

Measures

1

  • Full habitat protection across all industries

  • Top restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • No new surface disturbance

  • Reclamation and restoration of legacy disturbance permitted through appropriate regulatory mechanisms

2

  • Full protection from forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development

  • Secondary restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • No new surface disturbance

  • Maintain access to petroleum and natural gas resources within existing industrial footprint

3

  • Conditional forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development Lowest restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • Petroleum and natural gas activities will be subject to updated Planning and Operational Measures

  • Forest harvest will be subject to updated General Wildlife Measures (GWMs).

4

  • Conditional forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development

  • Petroleum and natural gas activities will be subject to updated Planning and Operational Measures

  • Forest harvest will be subject to GWMs.

https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/373/2022/04/BCPRP_DRAFT_MAR2022.pdf

Additional information regarding the BCPRP can be found on the Province of British Columbia’s website at Boreal Caribou Protection & Recovery Plan (gov.bc.ca)

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

Object ID

SHAPE

Geometry (Polygon)

SHAPE.LEN

Double

Polygon perimeter in meters automatically calculated by database.

SHAPE.AREA

Double

Polygon area in square meters that is automatically calculated by the database.

MGMT_ZONE

Management Zone

Text

50

Management Zones include:

Core Habitat Management Zone

Matrix Habitat Management Zone

Herd Boundary

CARIBOU_RANGE

Caribou Range

Text

50

Caribou range name.

MGMT_TYPE

Management Type

Text

100

Management Types include:

MGMT Type 1: Full Protection – Core

MGMT Type 2: Full Protection Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core

MGMT Type 3: Conditional Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core

MGMT Type 4: Conditional Development – Matrix

Established Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  As Needed

Downstream Applications

Web Application

Map Service

REST SERVICE 

https://geoweb-ags.bc-er.ca/arcgis/rest/services/PROJECT/CARIBOU_MGMT_ZONES /MapServer/0

WEB APP

TBA

References

1 “Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan”. Province of British Columbia: Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, March 2022, https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/373/2022/04/BCPRP_DRAFT_MAR2022.pdf.

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Last Updated August 13, 2026, 07:12 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:09 (UTC)
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Title
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BCPRP Caribou Protection - Type 1
Description
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BCPRP Caribou Protection - Type 1

The Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (BCPRP) Management Zones (CARIBOU_MGMT_ZONES_PY) geographic dataset was created to support planning, engagement and management in the heard and habitat recovery of the Boreal Caribou1.

There are four (4) management zones (MGMT_ZONE) that include MGMT Type 1: Full Protection – Core, MGMT Type 2: Full Protection Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core, MGMT Type 3: Conditional Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core and MGMT Type 4: Conditional Development – Matrix.

The following table, extracted from Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan (2002)1, describes the intent and measures for each of the management types.

Management Type

Intent

Measures

1

  • Full habitat protection across all industries

  • Top restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • No new surface disturbance

  • Reclamation and restoration of legacy disturbance permitted through appropriate regulatory mechanisms

2

  • Full protection from forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development

  • Secondary restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • No new surface disturbance

  • Maintain access to petroleum and natural gas resources within existing industrial footprint

3

  • Conditional forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development Lowest restoration priority

  • No new subsurface and surface tenure disposition

  • Petroleum and natural gas activities will be subject to updated Planning and Operational Measures

  • Forest harvest will be subject to updated General Wildlife Measures (GWMs).

4

  • Conditional forest harvest

  • Conditional petroleum and natural gas development

  • Petroleum and natural gas activities will be subject to updated Planning and Operational Measures

  • Forest harvest will be subject to GWMs.

https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/373/2022/04/BCPRP_DRAFT_MAR2022.pdf

Additional information regarding the BCPRP can be found on the Province of British Columbia’s website at Boreal Caribou Protection & Recovery Plan (gov.bc.ca)

Data Properties

Attributes / Column Name

Field Alias

Data Type

Data Precision

Comments

OBJECTID

Object ID

SHAPE

Geometry (Polygon)

SHAPE.LEN

Double

Polygon perimeter in meters automatically calculated by database.

SHAPE.AREA

Double

Polygon area in square meters that is automatically calculated by the database.

MGMT_ZONE

Management Zone

Text

50

Management Zones include:

Core Habitat Management Zone

Matrix Habitat Management Zone

Herd Boundary

CARIBOU_RANGE

Caribou Range

Text

50

Caribou range name.

MGMT_TYPE

Management Type

Text

100

Management Types include:

MGMT Type 1: Full Protection – Core

MGMT Type 2: Full Protection Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core

MGMT Type 3: Conditional Forestry; Conditional Petroleum & Natural Gas – Core

MGMT Type 4: Conditional Development – Matrix

Established Provincial Parks & Protected Areas

Renewal Triggers and Service Levels

  1.  As Needed

Downstream Applications

Web Application

Map Service

REST SERVICE 

https://geoweb-ags.bc-er.ca/arcgis/rest/services/PROJECT/CARIBOU_MGMT_ZONES /MapServer/0

WEB APP

TBA

References

1 “Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan”. Province of British Columbia: Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, March 2022, https://engage.gov.bc.ca/app/uploads/sites/373/2022/04/BCPRP_DRAFT_MAR2022.pdf.
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0.09
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2024-09-05
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public
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This data is for representation purposes only. The BC Energy Regulator provides this data "as is" with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user. It carries no guarantee of any kind, express or implied.Please review the BCER Open Data License for complete details.
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https://data-bc-er.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/bb20154f1171446db3268b9b9a07419e
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2026-08-12
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bb20154f1171446db3268b9b9a07419e
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