Thursday, February 23, 2006

Interesting! Caribou in the News February 23, 2006

Protect historic caribou coats: anthropologist
CBC - Newfoundland & Labrador - St. John's,Newfoundland,Canada
An anthropologist with Memorial University says the provincial museum should intervene in the sale of a special coat made from caribou hide. ...

Caribou numbers down, hunters cry 'wolf'
CBC North - Canada
Wolves may be the next target in the NWT's campaign to stop the reduction of barren-land caribou herds. On Monday the territorial ...

Modest proposal: cool times at the Trump ANWR
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA...
Oil drilling should be part of a smart-growth, mixed-use development -- a world-class resort with casinos, malls and strip clubs (think caribou-fur thongs). ...

Melting ice patch yields 1,400-year-old moccasin
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
... wear. It probably belonged to a hunter, because it's in an area where there are weapon fragments and caribou bones but no campsites. ...