Wildlife

Madrone’s experience in wildlife inventory and habitat assessment covers a wide spectrum of species and geographical areas. These two basic tools complement other baseline studies, and are often an integral component of environmental impact assessments and subsequent project development plans.

Madrone's wildlife specialists are fully conversant with current Canadian and provincial legislation and conservation trends, and can advise clients on how to proceed with their projects while minimizing the impact on sensitive species and their habitats.

Detailed inventory projects completed by Madrone have included work with bats, amphibians, and reptiles, as well as many mammal and bird species.

Our wildlife specialists can offer a wide range of experience in inventory techniques of all kinds, including:

• Rare and endangered species and habitat surveys
• Winter aerial surveys and snow tracking
• Day and night counts for ung ulates
• Breeding and migratory bird surveys
• Grizzly Bear, Caribou, and Mountain Goat habitat assessments
• Waterfowl surveys
• Raptor and owl playback call surveys
• Mist netting and detectors for bats
• Red- and Blue-listed species inventories and habitat assessments
• Netting and trapping of amphibians and small mammals
• Radio and satellite telemetry studies

Madrone has also described, mapped, and assessed wildlife habitats throughout British Columbia. These projects have often led to the development of management plans, which mitigate impacts on a wide range of identified species.

Madrone has a strong track record in identifying potential risks to indigenous wildlife and in the development of innovative, practical solutions to address these concerns. From site-specific situations to watershed management and landscape planning, Madrone has the experience and skills to cater to its clients’ varying needs.

Madrone's specialists also have extensive experience developing ecosystem networks across watersheds to maintain biodiversity. This work can include such studies as the design of mitigation plans to provide for continuity of wildlife habitats across the landscape, and the evaluation of pond and wetland habitats with regard to their potential enhancement.

Specialized wildlife projects have included the evaluation of specific areas for a wide range of red and blue listed species, the location of access corridors to minimize damage to grizzly bear habitat, the mapping of mountain goat winter ranges, and an in-depth research study of a northern caribou herd in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (MKMA), as well as many others.