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Newfoundland and Labrador is home to several herds of caribou; the island population, the migratory George River caribou (northern Labrador), and perhaps the most sensitive, the boreal herds of southern Labrador. Boreal caribou found in southern Labrador, specifically the Lac Joseph, Red Wine Mountains and Mealy Mountains caribou herds, are considered Threatened and have been protected under the Newfoundland and Labrador Endangered Species Act since July 2002. The herds were also listed as Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act in June 2003.