Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas

Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas Mountain Goat and Sheep Ranges were determined from both observations (telemetry and aerial sheep/goat surveys) and habitat suitability indexes. Goat and sheep ranges have been buffered by 800m to derive zones. Range delineation encompasses use during all seasons.To identify goat and sheep ranges in an effort to: a) avoid land use disturbances that may have a direct or indirect adverse effect on the behavior of the animals, and b) avoid permanent alteration of physical habitat conditions. An area south of Grande Prairie was added to the layer in November 2022. 2024-10-31 Government of Alberta Glenn.Mack@gov.ab.ca Nature and Environment-CANADAALBERTABIOTADOWNLOADABLE-DATAENVIRONMENTGOATOREAMNOS-AMERICANUSOVIS-CANADENSISROCKY-MOUNTAIN-FOOTHILLSROCKY-MOUNTAINSSHEEPGovernment information Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas - (HTML)HTML https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/699b95d0eaa64b188edfe5013dbae65a/html Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata)HTML https://open.alberta.ca/opendata/34e64d28-41be-46b0-a3b7-0de5c1bddfa8 Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas - (XML)XML https://geodiscover.alberta.ca/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/699b95d0eaa64b188edfe5013dbae65a/xml Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas (SHP) (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata)ZIP https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/LAT/FWDSensitivity/MountainGoatAndSheepAreas.zip

Mountain Goat and Sheep Ranges were determined from both observations (telemetry and aerial sheep/goat surveys) and habitat suitability indexes. Goat and sheep ranges have been buffered by 800m to derive zones. Range delineation encompasses use during all seasons.To identify goat and sheep ranges in an effort to: a) avoid land use disturbances that may have a direct or indirect adverse effect on the behavior of the animals, and b) avoid permanent alteration of physical habitat conditions. An area south of Grande Prairie was added to the layer in November 2022.

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