Splatsin concerned after study finds accelerating woodland caribou habitat loss

The Splatsin First Nation, in B.C.’s Interior, is raising concerns about the plight of the woodland caribou, after government funded research found the animal was losing habitat in B.C. and Alberta at an accelerating rate. As Megan Turcato reports, the habitat loss was occurring despite efforts to protect the herds.

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