Approved ungulate winter ranges (UWRs)
Last updated on March 5, 2026Ungulate winter ranges (UWRs) are areas where ungulates move during the winter to find food and shelter from the snow and cold.
This page provides a searchable table of approved UWRs.
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Natural Resource Region |
Natural Resource District |
UWR ID |
Species Name |
Tree Farm License (TFL), Timber Supply Area (TSA) |
Hectares (ha) |
Ministerial Order |
Effective Date |
Amendment Order |
Amendment Date |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-001 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 37 |
6,215 |
Grandparented |
2005-MAR-10 2011-JUNE-23 2015-MAY-21 2015-MAY-21 2016-OCT-13 |
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West Coast |
South Island |
U-1-002 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 46 |
1,419 |
Grandparented |
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West Coast |
Campbell River |
U-1-003 |
Black-tailed Deer / Mountain Goat |
TFL 25 Blk 2 |
3,751 |
2006-JUN-01 |
2009-MAR-19 |
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West Coast |
Campbell River |
U-1-004 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 39 Blk 2 |
7,132 |
2004-JAN-14 |
2005-SEP-15 2006-AUG-10 2007-JAN-18 2007-FEB-15 2008-SEP-04 2009-MAR-19 2009-AUG-13 2011-MAY-19 2012-MAY-24 2012-MAY-24 2018-JAN-17 2020-DEC-24 2022-NOV-24
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West Coast |
Campbell River |
U-1-005 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk / Mountain Goat |
North Island TSA |
13,340 |
2006-JUN-29 |
2007-MAY-24 2007-NOV-29 2008-MAR-20 2010-JUL-15 2014-JAN-27 2014-DEC-01 2015-NOV-26 2016-DEC-07 2017-JAN-05 2022-OCT-27 |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-006 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 39 Blk 4 |
489 |
2004-OCT-21 |
2009-MAR-19 2011-DEC-01 2014-SEP-24 2021-APR-08 |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-008 |
Black-tailed Deer / Mountain Goat |
TFL 45 |
5,734 |
Grandparented |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-009 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 47 |
1,520 |
2004-OCT-21 |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-010 |
Black-tailed Deer |
TFL 6 |
1,876 |
2007-MAY-24 |
2014-JAN-27 2017-MAR-28 |
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West Coast |
North Island - Central Coast |
U-1-011 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk / Mountain Goat / Moose |
North Island, GBR South TSAs |
24,780 |
2007-MAY-24 |
2009-MAR-19 2016-OCT-18 2017-NOV-01 2018-DEC-12 |
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West Coast |
South Island |
U-1-012 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 25 Blk 1 |
154 |
2004-NOV-25 |
2007-NOV-29 |
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West Coast |
South Island |
U-1-013 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 44 |
4,279 |
2004-OCT-21 |
2005-JUL-28 2006-JUL-24 2014-JUN-25 2021-JUL-08
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West Coast |
Campbell River |
U-1-014 |
Black-tailed deer / Roosevelt Elk |
TFL 19 |
6,225 |
2004-DEC-23 |
2006-FEB-02 2006-FEB-02 2007-NOV-29 2008-NOV-20 2012-MAR-22 2014-SEP-24 2018-APR-19 2022-NOV-24 |
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West Coast |
South Island |
U-1-017 |
Black-tailed Deer / Roosevelt Elk |
Arrowsmith TSA |
4,152 |
Grandparented |
2007-MAY-24 2010-FEB-25 |
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South Coast |
Chilliwack |
U-2-001 |
Mountain Goat |
Fraser TSA |
35,658 |
2008-APR-17 |
2017-AUG-02 |
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South Coast |
Sea to Sky |
U-2-002 |
Mountain Goat |
Soo TSA |
48,474 |
Grandparented |
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South Coast |
Sunshine Coast |
U-2-003 |
Mountain Goat |
Sunshine Coast TSA |
46,825 |
2012-MAR-15 |
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South Coast |
Sunshine Coast |
U-2-004 |
Mountain Goat |
TFL 39 Blk 1 |
13,028 |
2010-AUG-19 |
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South Coast |
Sea to Sky |
U-2-005 |
Moose / Black-tailed Deer |
Soo TSA |
17,287 |
2005-MAR-10 |
2008-NOV-27 2014-NOV-17 |
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South Coast |
Chilliwack |
U-2-006 |
Black-tailed Deer / Mule Deer |
Fraser TSA |
31,838 |
2009-SEP-24 |
2011-MAY-19 |
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South Coast |
Sea to Sky |
U-2-007 |
Mountain Goat |
TFL 38 |
12,617 |
2007-JUL-24 |
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South Coast |
Sea to Sky |
U-2-008 |
Black-tailed Deer / Mule Deer |
TFL 38 |
1,242 |
2007-JUL-24 |
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South Coast |
Sea to Sky |
U-2-010 |
Moose |
TFL 38 |
1,528 |
2005-APR-07 |
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West Coast |
Campbell River |
U-2-013 |
Mountain Goat |
TFL 39 |
3,158 |
2010-OCT-25 |
2010-DEC-09 2012-AUG-17 |
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South Coast |
Sunshine Coast |
U-2-015 |
Mountain Goat |
Toba Community Forest Agreement |
13,320 |
2013-OCT-18 |
2016-AUG-09 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Cascades |
U-3-003 |
Mule Deer |
Merritt TSA |
280,126 |
2008-JAN-23 |
2008-SEP-04 2020-SEP-17 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Thompson Rivers |
U-3-004 |
Mountain Caribou |
Wells Gray Thompson Planning Unit |
283,468 |
2009-DEC-17 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Okanagan Shuswap / Selkirk / Thompson Rivers |
U-3-005 |
Mountain Caribou |
Revelstoke Shuswap Planning Unit |
169,375 |
2009-DEC-17 |
2010-DEC-09 2014-JUN-25 2020-JAN-09 2020-JAN-09 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Cascades |
U-3-006 |
Mountain Goat |
Merritt TSA |
6,432 |
2011-FEB-17 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Selkirk |
U-4-001 |
Elk / Mule Deer / White-tailed Deer / Moose |
Arrow, Kootenay Lake, Revelstoke TSAs, TFL 23 and TFL 3 |
276,375 |
2007-MAR-01 |
2006-FEB-02 2006-DEC-07 2007-FEB-15 2020-JAN-09 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Rocky Mountain / Selkirk |
U-4-002 |
Mountain Goat |
Cranbrook, Golden, Invermere TSAs and TFL 14 |
962,429 |
2024-FEB-29 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Rocky Mountain |
U-4-006 |
White-tailed Deer / Mule Deer / Moose / Elk / Bighorn Sheep / Mountain Goat |
Cranbrook TSA |
402,212 |
2005-FEB-17 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Rocky Mountain |
U-4-008 |
White-tailed Deer / Mule Deer / Moose / Elk / Bighorn Sheep / Mountain Goat |
Invermere TSA |
217,379 |
2005-FEB-17 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Selkirk |
U-4-010 |
Mountain Caribou |
Kinbasket Planning Unit |
30,760 |
2009-DEC-17 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Selkirk |
U-4-012 |
Mountain Caribou |
Southwest Kootenay Planning Unit |
61,474 |
2009-DEC-17 |
Amendment (PDF, 669KB) |
2010-DEC-09 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Rocky Mountain / Selkirk |
U-4-013 |
Mountain Caribou |
Southeast Kootenay Planning Unit |
212,953 |
2009-DEC-17 |
2010-DEC-09 |
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Kootenay-Boundary |
Rocky Mountain / Selkirk |
U-4-014 |
Mountain Caribou |
Central Kootenay Planning Unit |
276,944 |
2009-DEC-17 |
2010-DEC-09 |
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| Kootenay-Boundary | Rocky Mountain / Selkirk | U-4-003 | Bighorn Sheep | Cranbrook, Invermere, Golden TSAs | 79,846 | Order (PDF, 6.2MB) | |||
| Kootenay-Boundary | Rocky Mountain / Selkirk | U-4-004 | Bighorn Sheep | Cranbrook, Invermere, Golden TSAs | 39,026 | Order (PDF, 6.2MB) | |||
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Cariboo |
Quesnel / Prince George |
U-5-001 |
Mule Deer |
Prince George, Quesnel TSAs |
71,422 |
2004-DEC-23 |
2007-MAR-01 |
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Cariboo |
Cariboo-Chilcotin |
U-5-002 |
Mule Deer |
Williams Lake TSA |
473,743 |
2007-MAR-01 |
2006-OCT-05 2007-MAR-01 |
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`Cariboo |
100 Mile House |
U-5-003 |
Mule Deer |
100 Mile House TSA |
172,649 |
2007-MAR-01 |
2006-OCT-05 2007-MAR-01 |
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West Coast |
North Island-Central Coast |
U-5-004 |
Mountain Goat |
GBR North TSA and K3H / K3K Community Forest |
115,542 |
2016-MAY-09 |
2020-AUG-06 |
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Cariboo |
North Island-Central Coast |
U-5-005 |
Black-tailed Deer |
GBR North TSA and K3H/K3K Community Forest |
9,994 |
2016-AUG-09 |
2017-NOV-30 2018-MAY-10 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-001 |
Mountain Goat |
Kalum TSA, TFL 1 and TFL 41 |
61,470 |
2005-DEC-01 |
2006-DEC-07 2010-MAY-06 2014-OCT-24 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-002 |
Mountain Goat |
Nass TSA |
78,649 |
2008-DEC-18 |
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Skeena |
Nadina |
U-6-003 |
Mountain Goat |
Morice TSA |
120,613 |
2013-AUG-14 |
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Skeena |
Skeena Stikine |
U-6-006 |
Mountain Goat |
Kispiox TSA |
32,882 |
2007-JUL-23 |
2014-OCT-24 |
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Skeena |
Skeena Stikine |
U-6-007 |
Mountain Goat |
Bulkley TSA |
95,919 |
2019-SEP-03 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-009 |
Moose |
Cascadia, Kalum, Pacific TSAs and TFL 1, TFL 4 |
55,293 |
2015-MAY-21 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-010 |
Mountain Goat |
GBR North TSA / TFL 25 Blk 5 |
21,141 |
2012-AUG-16 |
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Skeena |
Nadina |
U-6-013 |
Northern Caribou |
Lakes TSA Morice TSA |
12,842 |
2021-JAN-04 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-014 |
Moose |
GBR North TSA and TFL 225 |
16,323 |
2015-MAY-21 |
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Skeena |
Nadina |
U-6-017 |
Mountain Goat |
Lakes TSA |
5,096 |
2018-FEB-01 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains |
U-6-018 |
Moose |
Nass TSA |
47,850 |
2014-OCT-24 |
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Skeena |
Skeena Stikine |
U-6-040 |
Moose |
Kispiox TSA |
218,580 |
2025-APR-10 |
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Skeena |
Coast Mountains / Skeena Stikine |
SA-6-292 |
Thinhorn Sheep |
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12 871 000 |
2020-APR-16 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-001 |
Northern Caribou |
Kennedy Siding |
2,894 |
Grandparented |
2010-JUL-22 |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-002 |
Mule Deer |
Prince George TSA |
3,657 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Omineca / Prince George / Quesnel / Thompson Rivers |
U-7-003 |
Mountain Caribou |
Upper Fraser, Hart Ranges, Mount Robson Planning Units |
819,775 |
2009-DEC-17 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-004 |
Mountain Goat |
Peace Arm |
1,374 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-005 |
Elk |
Peace Arm |
4,447 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-006 |
Stone Sheep |
Peace Arm |
5,248 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-007 |
Northern Caribou |
Mackenzie TSA |
54,633 |
2007-JUL-24 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-008 |
Elk |
Ingenika |
6,964 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-009 |
Northern Caribou |
Mackenzie TSA |
34,620 |
2005-DEC-01 |
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Omineca |
Thompson Rivers |
U-7-010 |
Mule Deer |
Robson Valley TSA |
490 |
2006-APR-06 |
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Omineca |
Prince George |
U-7-011 |
Mule Deer |
Prince George TSA |
2,328 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Prince George |
U-7-012 |
Northern Caribou |
Prince George TSA |
48,696 |
Report (PDF, 1.82KB) |
2005-DEC-22 |
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Omineca |
Prince George |
U-7-013 |
Mule Deer |
Prince George TSA |
10,066 |
Grandparented |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-015 |
Northern Caribou |
Prince George TSA |
52,606 |
2005-DEC-22 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-017 |
Moose / Mountain Goat / Elk |
Mackenzie TSA |
26,112 |
2008-DEC-18 |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-018 |
Moose |
Prince George TSA |
126,034 |
2022-APR-07 |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-019 |
Mountain Goat |
Prince George TSA |
309,671 |
2010-JUN-03 |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-020 |
Moose |
Prince George TSA |
127,867 |
2022-APR-07 |
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Omineca |
Prince George |
U-7-022 |
Moose |
Prince George TSA |
160,652 |
2022-APR-07 |
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Omineca |
Prince George |
U-7-024 |
Moose |
Robson Valley TSA |
14,488 |
2022-APR-07 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-025 |
Northern Caribou |
Mackenzie TSA |
1,243,236 |
2016-JUN-06 |
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Omineca |
Stuart Nechako |
U-7-026 |
Northern Caribou |
Prince George TSA |
137,285 |
2016-JUN-06 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-027 |
Moose |
Mackenzie TSA |
13,591 |
2022-APR-07 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-028 |
Stone's Sheep |
Mackenzie TSA |
3,574,352 |
2016-JUN-06 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-029 |
Mountain Goat |
Mackenzie TSA |
49,418 |
2016-JUN-06 |
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Omineca |
Mackenzie |
U-7-030 |
Mountain Goat |
Mackenzie TSA |
57,786 |
2016-JUN-06 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Okanagan-Shuswap |
U-8-001 |
Mule Deer |
Okanagan TSA, TFLs 15, 35, 49 |
397,397 |
2006-OCT-10 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Okanagan-Shuswap |
U-8-004 |
Mountain Caribou |
Revelsoke Shuswap/ South Monashee Planning Units |
178,706 |
2009-DEC-17 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Okanagan-Shuswap |
U-8-005 |
Mountain Goat |
Okanagan TSA, TFLs 15, 35, 49 |
49,822 |
2006-JUL-28 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Okanagan-Shuswap |
U-8-006 |
Moose |
Okanagan TSA, TFLs 15, 35, 49 |
231,168 |
2006-JUL-28 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Selkirk |
U-8-007 |
Moose |
Boundary TSA and TFL 8 |
91,016 |
2006-MAY-11 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Selkirk |
U-8-008 |
Mule Deer |
Boundary TSA and TFL 8 |
65,897 |
2006-MAY-11 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Selkirk |
U-8-009 |
Mountain Goat |
Boundary TSA |
5,468 |
2006-MAY-11 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Selkirk |
U-8-010 |
Bighorn Sheep |
Boundary TSA |
1,988 |
2006-MAY-11 |
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Thompson-Okanangan |
Selkirk |
U-8-012 |
Mountain Caribou |
South Monashee Planning Unit |
17,656 |
2009-DEC-17 |
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Northeast |
Peace |
U-9-001 |
Elk / Mule Deer / Moose |
Dawson Creek TSA |
15,522 |
2005-DEC-01 |
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Northeast |
Peace |
U-9-002 |
Caribou / Mountain Goat / Bighorn Sheep |
Dawson Creek TSA |
535,150 |
2006-NOV-02 |
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Northeast |
Peace |
U-9-004 |
Northern Caribou / Stone's Sheep |
Fort St. John, Mackenzie TSAs and TFL 48 |
73,634 |
2008-MAY-29 |
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Northeast |
Fort Nelson / Peace |
U-9-005 |
Northern Caribou / Stone's Sheep |
Fort St. John and Fort Nelson TSAs |
56,999 |
2017-NOV-30 |
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Northeast |
Peace |
U-9-009 |
Boreal Caribou |
Fort St. John TSA |
548,828 |
2014-JAN-27 |
2014-AUG-05 |
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Northeast |
Peace |
U-9-010 |
Boreal Caribou |
Fort Nelson TSA |
1,501,136 |
2010-JUL-29 |
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| South Coast | Sunshine Coast | U-2-011 | Black-tailed Deer | Sunshine Coast TSA | 7,705 | Order (PDF, 632KB) |