Given the lack of accurate data on the present distribution of Whitebark Pine (until very recently) and the possibility of error in some of the data sets used, the results of this research will be most useful to park managers if overlaid with more accurate distribution maps currently being produced (Befus 2012). The variability in health, age and abundance of trees within stands of Whitebark Pine also necessitates the careful examination of each potential prescribed burn in as much detail as possible. Overall, these results indicate that there is a large amount of overlap between the habitats of these two species. Management objectives may still need to make trade-offs between fire management objectives and caribou restoration efforts; however, there is a significant amount of area that can be prescribed burned without directly negatively impacting caribou populations.