Wildlife Species at Risk and Wildlife Habitat Areas. Within the SQCF, Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is the only species at risk with established Wildlife Habitat Areas (WHAs) and General Wildlife Measures (GWM). The purpose of WHAs is to conserve those habitats considered most limiting to a given species. WHAs designate critical habitats in which activities are managed to limit their impact on the wildlife species for which the area was established (XX XXX nd). GWMs are the specific legally defined practices by which the WHAs are managed. There are additional species at risk with potential to be present within the SQCF, such as Coastal Tailed Frog (Ascaphus truei), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis laingi), Pacific Water Shrew (Sorex bendirii), Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), and Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) for which no WHAs have been established within the boundaries of the SQCF and which will be addressed through other measures at the site level. In addition, specific wildlife features identified during site planning (e.g. bear dens, mineral licks, raptor nests, high value forage areas) will be managed to preserve or maintain their function. For some of the above listed species and other species, WHAs have been established outside the SQCF, in other parts of the Sea to Sky Natural Resource District (DSQ), in habitats that were considered of higher value. A process is underway to establish WHAs in the DSQ for Northern Goshawk.
