Aulneau Peninsula Enhanced Management Area Wildlife Plan CONTENTS A Message from the Kenora District Manager v
Executive Summary vii I. Introduction 9
Planning Process 9
Planning Context 9
Regional Setting 10
Summary of Public Consultation 11 II. Description of the Aulneau Peninsula 13
Location 13
Climate 13
Physiography 13
Vegetation 13
Habitat Zones 14
Settlement History 15 III. Wildlife Summary 19
Moose 19
White-tailed Deer 19
Marten 20
Black Bear 20
Elk 20
Caribou 20
Wolf 21
Other Mammals 21
Birds 21
Reptiles and Amphibians 22
Ungulate Parasites 22
Photos of the Aulneau Peninsula 52 IV. Strategic Direction 23
Goal 23
Objectives, Targets and Strategies 23
Habitat Management Objective 23
Wildlife Management Objective 24
Moose 25
White-tailed deer 25
Elk 26
Black Bear 26
Wolf 26
Furbearers 26
Other Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians 27
Recreation Objective 28
Socio-Economic Objective 30
First Nations Objective 38 V. Implementation Planning 33
Plan Implementation 2000-2005 34 VI. Literature Cited 35
VII. Appendices 37
VIII. Figures 55
IX. Photos 72 LIST OF APPENDICES
I. Membership of the Aulneau Advisory Committee 37
II. Aulneau Peninsula Enhanced Management Area Summary of Consultation 38
III. Establishment of the Aulneau Peninsula Enhanced Management Area (EMA) 39
IV. Breakdown of 1996 Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) 40
V. Rare Vascular Plant Species 41
VI. Area (ha) and Proportion of Forested Land Base by Working Group 42
VII. Area and Proportion of Land Base 43
VIII. Age-Frequency Distribution for Tree Species 44
IX. Annual Harvest of Bears on Aulneau BMAs, 1993-1999 46
X. Ecosite Names 47
XI. Mammals of the Aulneau Peninsula 48
XII. Breeding Birds of the Aulneau Peninsula 49
XIII. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Aulneau Peninsula 51
XIV. Additional Parasite and Wildlife Disease Information 52
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figures
1. Regional Setting 10
2. Aulneau Peninsula Land Tenure 54
3. Soils Texture of the Aulneau Peninsula 55
4. Breakdown of 1996 Forest Resource Inventory (FRI) 13
5. Wetlands of the Aulneau Peninsula 56
6. Working Groups of the Aulneau Peninsula 57
7. Area (ha) and Proportion of Forested Land by Working Group 58
8. Forested Ecosites of the Aulneau Peninsula 59
9. Red and White Pine Abundance on the Aulneau Peninsula 60
10. Forest Age-Class Distribution on the Aulneau Peninsula 61
11. Disturbance on the Aulneau Peninsula 62
12. Habitat Management Zones on the Aulneau Peninsula 63
13. Location of Traplines on the Aulneau Peninsula 64
14. Moose Harvest on the Aulneau Peninsula (WMU 7A) 18
15. Bear Management Areas, Boat Caches and Tourist Establishments 65
16. Moose Carrying Capacity 66
17. Total Moose Carrying Capacity 67
18. Moose Population Fluctuations on the Aulneau Peninsula, 1975-2000 19
19. Current Marten Habitat Supply for the Aulneau Peninsula 20
20. Current Marten Habitat on the Aulneau Peninsula 68
21. Habitat Suitability for Elk in Ontario 69
22. Location of Eagle, Osprey, and Heron Nests on the Aulneau Peninsula 70
23. Aulneau Overview 33 Tables
1. Administrative Bands of the Indian Reserves (I.R) 15
2. Total Reported Harvest of Furbearers 17
3. Plan Implementation 2000-2005 34 | 
