Monday, February 23, 2009

Caribou News Feb 23, 09...cool stuff!

Genetics Reveal Unique Caribou Species: Discovery News
Long considered members of one subspecies, many mountain caribou are closely related to a different subspecies that lives hundreds of miles to the north, ...
Not home on the range
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
It's the caribou, particularly the barren-land caribou. Until recently, two herds ranged from northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan to their isolated calving ...
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Woodland herds 'holding their own'
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
MANITOBA'S woodland caribou face the same pressures as their northern cousins, but at this stage their health and herd-strength remains stable, ...
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Game board faces growling over predator control
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
Defenders' high-profile spokeswoman, actress Ashley Judd, decried Alaska's intensive management that aims to increase moose and caribou numbers by reducing ...
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Chugach bears, wolverines at issue
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
Proposals to change the scoring for subsistence permits for Nelchina caribou to give a broader range of people a chance at obtaining permits. ...
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Coal versus caribou clash brewing in BC between natives and coal ...
The Canadian Press - VANCOUVER, B.C.
VANCOUVER, BC — There is a coal, caribou and consultation clash brewing in northeastern British Columbia between a First Nation and a mining exploration ...
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Government's Recovery Plans Include “IOU” for Mountain Caribou
Wildsight - Kimberley,BC,Canada
VANCOUVER, BC – A coalition of ten leading environmental groups is applauding the BC government's recent legal protection of endangered Mountain Caribou ...
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