##  [Québec caribou population continues to decline](/portal/boreal-caribou/news/quebec-caribou-population-continues-decline) 

    **Jan 17th, 2023** 

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Results of caribou population inventories carried out in 2021 and 2022 in the Gaspé, Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec demonstrate an estimated average annual population decrease of 11%. An increase was observed only in the Caniapiscau herd.

A provincial strategy for woodland and mountain caribou will be released by Québec’s Environment Ministry in the summer of 2023.

Full text of this article can be accessed here: [Quebec caribou population continues to decline: Environment Ministry | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-caribou-population-decline-1.6714752?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar)

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