BC Wild Mountain Sheep Registry - Distribution

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Published by the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development - Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management
Licensed under Open Government Licence - British Columbia

A spatial representation of the general distribution of wild mountain sheep (bighorn and thinhorn sheep) in British Columbia. Populations that extend into neighbouring provinces and states are also included.

The distribution polygons are divided by species into bighorn and thinhorn sheep.

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Dataset Extent

Latitude:	48.0° to 60.0°
Longitude:	-139.5° to -113.5°

Additional Information

Purpose	The dataset was developed to coordinate and maintain the distribution of bighorn and thinhorn sheep in BC based on historical knowledge and population monitoring data. This dataset is intended to: document current distribution of wild sheep in BC; support the development of science-based zones around wild sheep range to support a provincial regulatory framework that limits or excludes domestic sheep from high risk areas; support awareness and monitoring of disease outbreaks that affect wild sheep across western North America; and as an outreach and stewardship tool to help minimize the impacts of domestic sheep and goat farms adjacent to wild sheep populations and range.
Data Quality	The data does not include specific occurrence records of bighorn and thinhorn sheep in the province, rather it shows their generalized distribution. There are no population estimates, abundance, or trend data associated with the spatial data; There are no underlying ecological attributes; and This dataset delineates currently occupied habitat, not the historical extent of sheep range in BC.
Lineage Statement	The dataset was built using core home range data and then generalized to include additional areas beyond the core use areas.

Purpose

The dataset was developed to coordinate and maintain the distribution of bighorn and thinhorn sheep in BC based on historical knowledge and population monitoring data.

This dataset is intended to:

document current distribution of wild sheep in BC;
support the development of science-based zones around wild sheep range to support a provincial regulatory framework that limits or excludes domestic sheep from high risk areas;
support awareness and monitoring of disease outbreaks that affect wild sheep across western North America; and
as an outreach and stewardship tool to help minimize the impacts of domestic sheep and goat farms adjacent to wild sheep populations and range.

Data Quality

The data does not include specific occurrence records of bighorn and thinhorn sheep in the province, rather it shows their generalized distribution.

There are no population estimates, abundance, or trend data associated with the spatial data;
There are no underlying ecological attributes; and
This dataset delineates currently occupied habitat, not the historical extent of sheep range in BC.

Lineage Statement

The dataset was built using core home range data and then generalized to include additional areas beyond the core use areas.

Contact Information

Name	Mike Wolowicz (pointOfContact)
Email	Mike.Wolowicz@gov.bc.ca
Organization	Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Sub-Organization	Fish, Wildlife and Habitat Management

Name	Diana Demarchi (businessExpert)
Email	Diana.Demarchi@gov.bc.ca
Organization	Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
Sub-Organization	Ecosystems

Access & Security

Who can view this dataset?	Public
Who can download this dataset?	Public

Metadata Information

Record Published	2019-01-17
Record Last Modified	2019-03-28
Resource Status	completed

Object Description

Object Name: WHSE_WILDLIFE_MANAGEMENT.WLD_WILD_MTN_SHEEP_DISTRIB_SP

Short Name: WM_SHP_DST
Comments: The public view of the BC Wild Mountain Sheep Registry indicates the general and broader distribution of bighorn and thinhorn (mountain) sheep distribution in British Columbia, beyond their core home ranges.

Column Name	Short Name	Data Type	Data Precision	Comments
WLD_WMSDS_SYSID	WLD_WMSDSD	NUMBER	10	WLD WMSDS SYSID is a system generated unique identification number.
SPECIES_COMMON_NAME	COMMON_NM	VARCHAR2	30	SPECIES COMMON NAME is the common name in English for the species e.g., Bighorn Sheep
SPECIES_SCIENTIFIC_NAME	SCNTFIC_NM	VARCHAR2	50	SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME is the scientific name for the species e.g., Ovis canadensis.
SPECIES_CODE	SPECIES_CD	VARCHAR2	10	SPECIES CODE is the 5-letter code for the species e.g. M-OVCA.
FEATURE_AREA_SQM	FEAT_AREA	NUMBER	19	FEATURE AREA SQM is the system calculated area of a two-dimensional polygon in square meters.
FEATURE_LENGTH_M	FEAT_LEN	NUMBER	19	FEATURE LENGTH M is the system calculated length or perimeter of a geometry in meters.
SHAPE	SHAPE	SDO_GEOMETRY	1	SHAPE is the column used to reference the spatial coordinates defining the feature.
OBJECTID	OBJECTID	NUMBER	38	OBJECTID is a column required by spatial layers that interact with ESRI ArcSDE. It is populated with unique values automatically by SDE.
SE_ANNO_CAD_DATA	ANNO_CAD	BLOB	4000	SE ANNO CAD DATA is a binary column used by spatial tools to store annotation, curve features and CAD data when using the SDO GEOMETRY storage data type.