New research shows Indigenous-led conservation forging a new recovery model for caribou in British Columbia

Results show the collaborative recovery effort led by West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nations has brought the Klinse-Za mountain caribou back from the brink of local extinction, or extirpation.

Numbers have nearly tripled from when this work began in 2013, going from 38 individuals to 114 in 2022. This new study was led by UBC Okanagan with facilitation, funding and other support from Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. 

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