Caribou Population

• B.C. wolf allegedly found choking on tracking collar in rural Alberta

  The B.C. government has said in the past that the Wolf Cull Program is a humane way to control the population and increase the caribou population.

  Environment

  Feb 23, 2023
  
• Kelowna, B.C.-based researcher wins award for supporting Indigenous-led conservation work

  Mountain caribou are endangered, and the B.C. government states that 90 per cent of the world's caribou population lives in the province.

  Lifestyle

  Dec 30, 2022
  
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• Caribou chase posted to social media distresses conservation groups

  The video shows two caribou rushing ahead of a large vehicle that is driving closely behind the animals for about 30 seconds.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2022
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• Census shows spike in George River caribou numbers

  Officials say the numbers are cause for cautious optimism, although the present population is still just one per cent of its historic high.

  Environment

  Oct 15, 2020
• Bring more voices to caribou recovery plan, says B.C. premier’s former liaison

  Local governments need greater input in future land use decisions that relate to caribou protection to win broader public support for the recovery strategy, Blair Lekstrom said.

  Feb 2, 2020
• B.C. government announce moratorium on resource development to deal with caribou protection plan

  The B.C. Government is pressing the pause button on new resource development in the ongoing struggle to deal with long-term caribou protection strategies in the northeast part of the province.

  Politics

  Jun 20, 2019
• Shuswap residents speak out against plan to shut down access to large areas of B.C. backcountry to save caribou

  "This is not so much about caribou. This is not so much about grizzlies. This is about land control."

  Economy

  Apr 12, 2019
• Caribou hunting quotas make scapegoats out of northern First Nations: study

  Newly published research argues Indigenous hunting didn't cause the collapse of once-mighty caribou herds in Canada's North and harvest bans only force First Nations to shoulder the blame for problems they didn't create.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2018
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• Federal report finds caribou herds and habitat continue to decline

  The first federal survey of what the provinces are doing to preserve caribou says herds and habitat continue to generally decline. 

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2017