The Northwest Territories (NWT) Conference of Management Authorities (CMA), established under the Species at Risk (NWT) Act, has reached consensus respecting the implementation of the Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT and the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT. Barren-ground caribou are listed as a Threatened species in the NWT and little brown myotis and northern myotis bats are listed as Special Concern in the NWT.
The recovery strategy and management plan describe the goals and objectives for the conservation and recovery of barren-ground caribou and the management of bats in the NWT. The ‘implementation agreements’ summarize the actions NWT Management Authorities intend to undertake to implement those objectives.
Progress on implementation will be evaluated and reported on every five years.
Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT
The long-term vision of this strategy is to conserve barren-ground caribou and to ensure that barren-ground caribou remain a cultural and ecological keystone species. This vision includes ensuring that barren-ground caribou can move freely on the land within their historic ranges to facilitate natural habitat use and migration.
Management Plan for Bats in the NWT
The overall goal of this management plan is for each bat species to maintain self-sustaining, resilient populations across their range in the NWT. This will ensure that bats continue to be an important part of our ecosystems.
- Read the Management Plan for Bats in the NWT
Additional information on barren-ground caribou and bats, as well as supporting documentation, is available at: www.nwtspeciesatrisk.ca.
Quick Facts:
- Authority for wildlife management in the NWT is shared between the Government of the Northwest Territories, wildlife co-management boards and the Tłı̨chǫ Government.
- The CMA brings together all these organizations (called Management Authorities) to make decisions on listing, conserving, managing and recovering species that may be at risk of disappearing from the NWT.
- Management Authorities for barren-ground caribou in the NWT are:
- Wildlife Management Advisory Council (NWT)
- Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board
- Sahtú Renewable Resources Board
- Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board
- Tłı̨chǫ Government
- Government of the Northwest Territories
- The Recovery Strategy for Barren-ground Caribou in the NWT was developed collaboratively among co-management boards, Indigenous governments and organizations, territorial/provincial/federal governments, caribou management boards, and communities.
- Management Authorities for bats in the NWT are:
- Sahtú Renewable Resources Board
- Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board
- Tłı̨chǫ Government
- Government of the Northwest Territories.
- All CMA decisions are made by consensus of the Management Authorities.
- There are no automatic prohibitions or protections for a species or its habitat associated with the implementation of a recovery strategy or management plan.
- Implementation is subject to appropriations, priorities and budgetary constraints of the Management Authorities.
Contact: Jody Pellissey, Chairperson, Conference of Management Authorities c/o NWT Species at Risk Secretariat (email: michele_grabke@gov.nt.ca).