Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Caribou in the News -- August 29, 2006

Environmentalists take federal government to court to protect BC ...
Calgary Sun - Canada... the proposed Tulsequah Chief mine have initiated a legal challenge against the federal government saying the project could wipe out a protected caribou herd. ...

BC: Legal action challenges federal government to protect caribou
Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription) - Montreal,QC,Canada... 160 kilometre access road into a pristine, rich and sensitive ecological area, with devastating impacts on local wildlife including a herd of caribou that are ...

Caribou cited in lawsuit over British Columbia mine plan
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA... 100-mile road through one of the largest roadless areas on the continent and reopening the mine could damage or wipe out the protected East Atlin caribou herd. ...

NWT caribou population plummets
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
INUVIK, NWT -- Caribou has disappeared from restaurant menus in this Arctic community and the meat is becoming scarce, even in the homes of aboriginal hunters. ...

Arctic caribou decline a mystery
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
INUVIK, NWT - Caribou has disappeared off restaurant menus in this Arctic community and the meat is becoming scarce, even in the homes of aboriginal hunters. ...