Quebec Caribou

• Ottawa moves forward on threat to use federal powers to help Quebec caribou

  Quebec's woodland caribou population has declined as a result of habitat destruction, industrial activity and increased predation. As of 2022, there were an estimated 5,200 left.

  Environment

  Jun 19, 2024
  
• Threatened Quebec caribou herd expecting up to 12 calves this year

  A biologist with the province's Wildlife Department confirmed all 12 of the herd's breeding-age females are believed to be pregnant, after tests showed high progesterone levels.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2023
  
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• Quebec working to protect caribou after warnings from federal government

  The governments say that Quebec has begun implementing short-term measures at a cost of $12 million to protect the caribou and that Ottawa will provide $6.1 million.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2022
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• Ottawa’s ultimatum to Quebec on caribou is a warning to other provinces, experts say

  Experts say provinces were asked to produce plans to protect critical caribou habitat in 2012 but the government has been reluctant to force them to comply.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2022
• Quebec premier warns Ottawa against unilateral action to protect province’s caribou

  Guilbeault wrote that if Quebec doesn't adequately protect its at-risk woodland caribou herds, Ottawa will act unilaterally to protect the species' habitat.

  Environment

  Apr 12, 2022
• Innu community ready to sue Quebec government to protect caribou

  The Innu Council of Pessamit says the caribou are of fundamental importance to the community's way of life and their decline would cause "irreparable harm" to Indigenous Peoples.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2022
• Quebec details plan to capture, fence in isolated caribou herds to protect them

  The plan involves capturing the pregnant females and releasing them once their fawns are a few months old.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2022
• Quebec’s plan to protect caribou by killing wolves sparks criticism

  A Quebec government plan that involves shooting wolves if they get too close to an endangered caribou herd is drawing criticism from environmentalists.

  Environment

  Dec 11, 2019
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• ‘Was it a mistake?’: Quebec wildlife officials probe mysterious killing of endangered caribou

  Wildlife officials in Quebec appealed to the public this week as they probed the suspected poaching death of an endangered caribou on the province's Gaspé peninsula.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2018