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The Government of Northwest Territories is accepting feedback on the Draft Wek’èezhı̀ı Boreal Caribou Range Plan from August 17, 2021 to October 1, 2021. More information can be found here. Comments...
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The NWT’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is taking new steps to protect the territory’s threatened boreal caribou population with the implementation of its first Interim Boreal...
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A recent expansion of northern Alberta’s Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Provincial Park adjacent to Birch River Wildland Provincial Park and Wood Buffalo National Park significantly increases what...
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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, has issued the following statement in response to the measures announced today (April 30, 2024) by the Government of...
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The GNWT has developed guidelines(External link) for companies carrying out exploration and development activities to ensure they have the information and tools to plan and execute their projects in a...
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In a recent news release, officials in Manitoba reported the province's first case of chronic wasting disease. This incurable neurodegenerative disorder affects the nervous system of large game...
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Boreal woodland caribou (boreal caribou) have come to represent the wild things and places that many people across Canada want to protect. They also serve as a barometer for boreal forest health. A...
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Funding from Ontario’s Species at Risk Stewardship Program has allowed researchers to investigate the genomic fingerprints of Boreal, Eastern Migratory, and Lake Superior caribou. Analysis of genetic...
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A recent investment of $24 million towards caribou conservation will help fund construction and operation of a caribou breeding centre in Jasper National Park. Wild caribou from local herds will be...
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News release Jasper National Park, Alberta | Parks Canada Agency The Government of Canada is committed to protecting biodiversity conservation and undertakes important initiatives to assist species at...
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The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced steps taken in Ontario to protect Boreal Caribou habitat under the federal Species at Risk Act . After forming...
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The governments of Canada and Manitoba have reached a three-year agreement to support conservation and recovery of boreal caribou in Manitoba. Nearly $1 million has been committed by Environment and...
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Supported by funding from the B.C. government and the federal government, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation approved 14 grants for new and ongoing projects to help restore caribou habitat in...
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Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbault will recommend that his government put in place a decree to better protect caribou in Quebec. In a letter sent to his provincial counterpart Benoit...
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The Maamuu nisituhtimuwin/ Matinueu-mashinaikan atik u e uauinakanit establishes mutually agreed upon terms by which Innu communities in Québec will be able to access caribou within the Cree...
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The province of British Columbia is seeking feedback on the Draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan, which describes proposed habitat and population management actions in support of...
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The Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF) is managed by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for the purpose of restoring high-value habitat for caribou in BC. Any individual or organization...
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Following a calving ground survey last June and a composition survey last October, the population for Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ is estimated to be 23,200 animals – about 4,000 more than in 2018. However, this total...
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On June 20th, the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership announced the launch of a new online platform, created to inform and inspire Indigenous-led conservation initiatives in Canada. The...
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West Fraser Hinton paused its controversial clearcut logging plan in critical habitat of the threatened A La Peche caribou in west-central Alberta, following the province’s creation of a temporary “No...