##  [Environmental Minister Calls for Emergency Decree to Protect Quebec Caribou from 'Imminent Threat'](/portal/boreal-caribou/news/environmental-minister-calls-emergency-decree-protect-quebec-caribou) 

    **Jun 18th, 2024** 

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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is recommending the adoption of an emergency decree to protect the boreal caribou in Quebec as some herds cross the "threshold of near-disappearance."

The Pipmuacan, Val-d'Or and Charlevoix woodland herds could soon be subject to federally imposed protection measures.

In a letter addressed to Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette, Guilbeault writes that he intends to recommend federal intervention to cabinet this week.

Full text of this article can be accessed here: [Environment minister calls for emergency decree to protect Quebec caribou from 'imminent threat' | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/emergency-decree-quebec-caribou-protect-habitat-federal-environment-minister-1.7238359)

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