The Nunavut Planning Commission recently released a draft of a land-use plan for the territory which designates caribou calving grounds as protected year-round from industrial activity. 

Location of the calving grounds on Baffin Island was identified using Inuit traditional Knowledge and a study from the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board. 

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The 2021 Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan can be found here. Comments on the plan can be submitted in writing to the Nunavut Planning Commission by September 30, 2021. 

*This article is being shared by the National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium as the subject matter discussed pertains to caribou and may be of interest to our audience.