@article {24822,
	title = {Baseline study of fur trapping in the Suncor study area},
	year = {1996},
	note = {Consultant commissioned by Suncor Energy Inc. This report is one of a series of reports prepared for Suncor Inc. Oil Sands Group for the Environmental Impact Assessment for the development and operation of the Steepbank Mine},
	abstract = {In recent years, industrial development, particularly oil sands extraction, has greatly altered regional land-use and employment patterns in north-eastern Alberta. Although industry has provided economic and employment opportunities, it has affected the lifestyle of those who rely on fur trapping as a source of income. Recently, Suncor Inc. Oil Sands Group identified a need to obtain new oil sands resources in order to continue operations into the future. As a result, studies are being conducted to determine the feasibility of developing a mine for oil sands extraction on new leases in the vicinity of the Steepbank River. Because four registered fur management areas could potentially be directly affected by the proposed mine and ancillary developments, a study was conducted by Westworth, Brusynk and Associates Ltd. to provide information on patterns of use and the economic value of the fur resource on these trapping areas. The goal of this study was to obtain information on the economic returns and levels of use on four registered fur management areas that are included in the Suncor Steepbank Mine study area. Specific objectives were to: determine the nature and extent of use of local wildlife resources; estimate fur production and revenues generated as a result of the harvest of forbearing mammals; and to record the locations, habitat types, and set types used by trappers to harvest furbearers.},
	keywords = {fur trapping, traditional resource use},
	author = {Alberta. Alberta Environmental Protection.; Alberta. Environmental Assessment Division and Alberta Energy and Utilities Board and Suncor Inc. and Westworth, Brusnyk \& Associates Ltd. and Golder Associates Ltd.}
}
