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. ...

Caribou in the News -- February 16, 2006

Wolf cull worries conservationists
CBC Calgary - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
The association says 34 wolves have been killed so far as part of the province's effort to protect the woodland caribou herd near Jasper National Park. ...

Wolf shooting continues
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA...
The wolf program, intended to boost moose and caribou populations, started in 2003 in an area where residents had long complained that predators were killing ...

Caribou in the News -- February 3, 2006

National Caribou Commons Tour Comes To Town
Westchester.com - Westchester, NY, USA...
Caribou Commons brings to life the character of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge through a multimedia presentation of slides and stories of the refuge. ...

Site of the Week:
Caribou: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Home to the 'Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series' publication.www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/biggame/caribou.php - 19k - 1 Feb 2006 -