| A Habitat Management Model (HMM) was prepared to evaluate the existing management strategies for heli-skiing operations located in the vicinity of confirmed and unconfirmed mountain goat habitat in northwestern British Columbia. The model is a three dimensional analysis incorporating a predictive habitat model, a viewshed analysis and a noise model simulation.; The HMM analyzed the visual and audio impact of helicopter overflights on mountain goats within 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m and 2000 m from confirmed and unconfirmed mountain goat habitat. The HMM for 1000 m and 1500 m found there was no change with the West flight path and minimal change (0.37% in area) for the East flight path to disturbance levels HMM 1 and HMM 2.; Management strategies developed by the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Skeena Region (MWLAP Skeena Region 2004) and Last Frontier Heliskiing were analyzed within the context of the HMM. |
