Display Name: Mountain Goat and Sheep Area and Buffer
Description: This dataset is produced for the Government of Alberta and is available to the general public. Please consult the Distribution Information of this metadata for the appropriate contact to acquire this dataset. The Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas Disease Buffer was produced by applying a 32 km buffer to the Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas wildlife sensitivity layer and from know sheep wintering ranges in Waterton and Jasper National Parks. The primary purpose of the Mountain Goat and Sheep Areas Disease Buffer layer is to:a) minimize or reduce adverse effects of land use activities on bighorn sheep and mountain goat population health, and b) reduce or eliminate potential contact between wild and domestic sheep and goats.