Description: The Woodland Caribou Documented Occurrence public data product is composed of three shapefiles/feature classes:1. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Sightings and Sign2. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Telemetry3. Woodland Caribou Survey BoundariesThis dataset (Woodland Caribou Survey Boundaries) displays the boundaries of woodland caribou surveys that were completed by or in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment from 2005 to 2024. Boundaries are from multiple sources, and include various types of surveys (fecal pellet collection or telemetry).These boundaries provide context when viewed alongside the woodland caribou occurrence datasets. We expect to see more occurrence locations in areas that have been surveyed. This information may provide context to areas with a seemingly higher number of occurrences.
Copyright Text: Lands Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
Description: The Woodland Caribou Documented Occurrence public data product is composed of three shapefiles/feature classes:1. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Sightings and Sign2. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Telemetry3. Woodland Caribou Survey BoundariesThis dataset (Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Sightings and Sign) contains a grid of 18 sq km hexagons (tessellation). The inclusion of a hexagon in the dataset indicates that one or more animal sightings or sign have been documented in that area. Importantly, lack of caribou occurrence (e.g. no hexagon) should not be interpreted as absence of woodland caribou. Rather, data may not have been collected in these areas or incidental or other observations have not been received. The data represent sightings or caribou sign (e.g. tracks, fecal pellets, cratering) from surveys or incidental observations submitted to the ministry. Data from surveys represent caribou sightings or sign recorded by trained personnel following standardized protocols for a set area. Incidental observations are sightings and sign submitted voluntarily by land users, field personnel or the public.
Copyright Text: Lands Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment
Description: The Woodland Caribou Documented Occurrence public data product is composed of three shapefiles/feature classes:1. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Sightings and Sign2. Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Telemetry3. Woodland Caribou Survey BoundariesThis dataset (Woodland Caribou Occurrence - Telemetry) contains a grid of 18 sq km hexagons (tessellation). The inclusion of a hexagon in the dataset indicates that one or more telemetry points have been documented in that area. Importantly, lack of caribou occurrence (e.g. no hexagon) should not be interpreted as absence of woodland caribou. Rather, data may not have been collected in these areas or incidental or other observations have not been received. Telemetry data represent the point location of a radio/ GPS collared caribou transmitted at regular intervals throughout the period of study (often up to several years). These data can represent thousands of locations of a single animal moving within its home range over multiple years). Typically, only a subset of the population are collared during a study and data only represent the occurrence of these individuals in the area. Unlike sightings and sign data, telemetry data represent the area used by individual collared animals, usually over multiple years. Signals are auto-transmitted, thus data are not dependent on human observation. These data may be expected to show a broader, more continuous occurrence pattern than a sightings and sign data set.Telemetry inputs include data provided by the Government of Alberta where the collar transmission locations occur within the province of Saskatchewan.
Copyright Text: Lands Branch, Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment