WINNIPEG – Manitoba Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy has been released by the Manitoba government. The plan is to prevent woodland caribou populations from being extinct.
According to CPAWS, Manitoba’s strategy believes it’s the strongest in the nation and will benefit not only the species but also the boreal forest in Manitoba and the communities that depend on it.
“We were hopeful that the province would meet the national requirements to develop action plans by 2017 at the latest,” stated CPAWS Executive Director, Ron Thiessen.
“These plans are needed now but we will have to wait until 2018 for caribou units considered at high risk of decline and 2020 for the rest. The test of this strategy will be if it is implemented swiftly and effectively,” says Thiessen, “The province must put the resources in place to accelerate this process.”
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