To determine the winter abundance, distribution, and sex and age structure of Stone's sheep and mountain goats on the Russel Range, and to identify key areas used by Stone's sheep and mountain goats for potential enhancement and protection activities. The Russel Range was identified as an area of special wildlife management concern in the late 1980s and subsequently identified as a candidate area for protected area status by the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, which prompted this inventory to be conducted.

Russel Range , west of the Finlay River

A total-count survey of all alpine and rocky sub-alpine areas was conducted using a Bell 206 helicopter. The survey crew consisted of a navigator/observer and 2 additional observers.

March 1993

Sheep and Goat Winter Survey 1993 (PDF 1Mb)