Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Caribou in the News end of October 2010

First Nations people, scientists meet to save caribou
Winnipeg Free Press
The North American Caribou Workshop has registered 400 environmentalists, aboriginal leaders, government regulators and scientists, twice as many as ...
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Consultations taking place on George River Caribou
St. John's Telegram
Consultations are taking place in Labrador today and Wednesday on the management of the George River caribou herd. Preliminary census results, from a ...
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Board approves hunt for Nelchina caribou
Anchorage Daily News
AP The Alaska Board of Game has decided to proceed with a community harvest of the Nelchina herd, the state's most sought after caribou. ...
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Bathurst caribou plan to help preserve herd
CBC.ca
The Bathurst caribou herd's population has dropped from about 128000 in 2006 to 32000 last year, according to NWT government surveys. ...
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 Flying in Caribou Country - 2008_1.pdf 1783520 - geology.gov.yk.ca ...
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Caribou Herd Ranges - Environment Yukon Map Collection

Caribou Herd Ranges - Environment Yukon Map Collection:

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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Bathurst caribou conservation plan signed
CBC.ca
Yellowknives Dene First Nation chiefs Ted Tsetta, left, and Edward Sangris sign the caribou agreement Thursday with NWT Environment Minister Michael ...


 Harvest reports due on Nelchina caribou herd
Anchorage Daily News
Hunters so far have taken 730 of the 1500 quota on the Nelchina caribou herd, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ...



14 great migrations: Caribou | MNN - Mother Nature Network
North America's caribou populations migrate the furthest of any terrestrial mammal, a journey which can span over 3000 miles annually.
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 On Our Radar: Shrinking Caribou Herds
New York Times (blog)
By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF Caribou populations across the Arctic drop precipitously; resource development and a warming climate are to blame, researchers say. ...


 Government's plan will not save caribou
ECO/Huff Strategy (press release)
Toronto, 22 September 2010 –Ontario's woodland caribou are in danger of disappearing from this province, warns the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, ...


 OPINION: How to Field Dress a Caribou
Arctic Sounder
At a young age, my father taught me how to hunt and process large game animals, specifically caribou, with minimal effort and equipment. ...

 
 Alberta First Nations press Ottawa over caribou depletion
Edmonton Journal
Two caribou herds live in the area the Beaver Lake Cree claim as their traditional territory, an area the size of Switzerland bordering Saskatchewan in the ...

 Court challenge launched to halt new oilsands development on caribou land
Winnipeg Free Press
Environmental and aboriginal groups hope to use the Species At Risk Act to force federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice to protect woodland caribou herds ...


US hunter's caribou may be record size
CBC.ca
The antlers of the mountain caribou Mark Seacat hunted in the Mackenzie Mountains on Aug. 17 may be the second-largest on record. ...

 

Friday, October 01, 2010

Flying in Caribou Country brochure

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(2010) Studies show that caribou are sensitive to low-altitude overhead flights. This brochure provides valuable information on how to minimize caribou disturbance from aircraft.
Current range maps of Yukon caribou herds too!