Thursday, December 08, 2005

Caribou in the News -- December 8, 2005

Caribou in steep decline: can they be saved?
Slave Lake Lakeside Leader - Slave Lake,Alberta,Canada
"There are very few communities in Alberta can say they've got caribou a mile away," says provincial government wildlife biologist Mark Heckbert. ...

State closing section of Fortymile caribou hunt
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The state Department of Fish and Game is closing a portion of the Fortymile caribou hunt off the Taylor Highway at midnight Thursday to protect animals from ...

Tuk hunters face curbs to caribou hunt
CBC North - Canada
Some residents of remote northern communities in the NWT may have to go a lot farther out on the land to hunt the caribou they rely on for food. ...