Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Caribou in the News - January 3, 2007

Happy New Year!

New measures proposed to save Bathurst caribou herd
CBC North - Canada
The NWT government wants to limit the harvest of its largest caribou
herd to cope with a dramatic decline in its population. The ...

NWT outfitters say planned caribou restrictions will destroy ...
Vancouver Sun (subscription) - British Columbia, Canada
(CP) - Faced with drastic declines in the size of its caribou herds, the
Northwest Territories has proposed new hunting restrictions that some outfitters say ...

Board backs curtailed Bluenose-West caribou hunt

CBC North - Canada
Hunting of the Bluenose-West caribou herd should be limited to
four per cent or about 700 animals in 2007, the Sahtu Renewable Resources
Board says. ...

Snowmobilers return to N. Idaho forests where last caribou roam
Twin Falls Times-News - Twin Falls,ID,USA
The sound infuriates those seeking to protect the Lower 48 states' last herd
of caribou but thrills local business owners and riders from across the region who ...