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 There is an abundance of wildlife in the Skeena Mountains. Grizzly and black bears, bald eagles, moose, wolverines, cougars, mountain goats and wolfs to name a few. With such a diverse wildlife population we are committed to creating as little disturbance as possible upon these beasties.
Most of the wildlife live down in the valley bottoms during the winter where life is a little easier for them. Mountain goats are the exception however, especially during the spring when they choose the higher south facing slopes to travel and feed. Due to this high-elevation travel, the goats are susceptible to disturbance from helicopters. While many studies have been carried out on the impact of helicopter noise on mountain goats, the findings remain inconclusive. However, Last Frontier Heliskiing is of the mind 'Why risk it?' By working together with government wildlife officials we have identified 2 different kinds of 'Mountain Goat Zones'. One zone is deemed a 'No Fly Zone' which translates into a 2000 meter buffer between helicopter traffic and the mountain goat habitat. The second, 'Mountain Goat Sensitive Zone', is an area where mountain goats have occasionally been spotted in the past. When operating in these areas we are sensitive to goat or track sightings and promptly move out of the area to ski/ride somewhere else.
Wildlife movements and sightings are tracked constantly, recorded within our database and passed on to government agencies at the end of each season for use in additional research.
  
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