Boreal Caribou News

Caribou habitat mostly spared from Jasper wildfire

The Jasper wildfire did not seriously impact woodland caribou habitat, according to Parks Canada. Jean-Francois Bisaillon, program manager of the Jasper Caribou Recovery Program for Parks Canada, explained 86 per...

The Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF) Grant Applications Now Open!

The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation is now accepting applications for the Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF). This initiative aims to restore high-value habitat for caribou in British Columbia using functional...

Quebec’s ‘refusal to cooperate’ forces First Nations to turn to Ottawa for help: Picard

Clock ticking down on Quebec government to produce caribou management strategy.

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Logging proposals in B.C. caribou habitat threaten endangered herd’s recent gains, conservation group warns

The Columbia North caribou population has grown in recent years but logging plans in its core habitat could harm the endangered herd.

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Boreal Caribou habitat expansion proposed in Northern B.C.

The Ministry of Water, Land and Resources Stewardship has sent a Letter of Notice to the Peace River Regional District about several upcoming projects in the Fort Nelson, Peace District...

Graphical images of three caribou walking in front of a map depicting anthropogenic disturbance.

NOW AVAILABLE! 2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint within boreal caribou ranges across Canada

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) proudly announces the release of the "2020 - Anthropogenic disturbance footprint within boreal caribou ranges across Canada - As interpreted from 2020 Landsat...

Guilbeault goes to battle with another province. This time Quebec, and it's over caribou

The caribou may be a national symbol, but in Quebec it has become another sticking point between the province and the feds.

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Culling Wolves Alters the Survivors and That Could Be 'Bad News' for Caribou, Study Finds

When wolves are killed by bullets fired from helicopters during Alberta government culls, surviving members of the pack quickly learn to evade the threat, a new study has found.

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Environmental Minister Calls for Emergency Decree to Protect Quebec Caribou from 'Imminent Threat'

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."

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This New Provincial Park is the Largest Created in B.C. in a Decade

A significant stretch of endangered caribou habitat in northeast B.C. has been permanently protected in the newly expanded Klinse-Za / Twin Sisters Park, First Nations and the B.C. and federal...