Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Caribou in the News - January 30, 2007

Aboriginals admit their hunting may be part of Arctic caribou decline
Discovery Reports Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
INUVIK, NWT (CP) - Northern aboriginals are acknowledging that how they hunt could be contributing to the rapid decline of the caribou herds central to the ...
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Tag system considered for aboriginal caribou hunters
CBC North - Canada
The easiest way to track the number of caribou killed by aboriginal hunters would be a tag system, similar to the one used for non-aboriginal hunters, ...

New caribou committee not needed: Tetlichi
CBC North - Canada
Action, not another committee, is needed to solve the problem of declining northern caribou herds, the chair of the Porcupine Caribou Management Board says. ...

Caribou population worries Canada
Chilliwack Progress - Chilliwack,British Columbia,Canada
The caribou population in Canada’s vast Northwest Territories is falling rapidly and the increasingly warm climate could slow the animals’ chances