University Researcher Suggests Hunting Would Help BC’s Ailing Caribou
University of Alberta researcher Robert Serrouya has a solution to restoring British Columbia’s ailing caribou populations, and it isn’t calling for the additional culling of wolves. While wolves remain plentiful on the BC landscape and their numbers require sound management, Serrouya has investigated additional conservation solutions to restore caribou populations. As the culling or hunting […]
Alaska Officials Limit Caribou Hunt in Eastern Interior
In the name of public safety, officials with Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game announced that caribou hunting in the eastern Interior will be limited this year. The area in question is a stretch of land along the Taylor and Top of the World Highways which would prohibit caribou hunting within one hundred feet along […]
British Columbia Allocates $27 Million to Caribou Recovery
As part of the province’s continued effort to conserve the 51 caribou herds that call British Columbia home, the province has announced a substantial investment into a comprehensive caribou recovery program. What are considered to be a true northern species, caribou are generally categorized into three distinct sub-species: Peary (found only on arctic islands) […]
Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board Recommends Complete Caribou Hunting Ban
Managing wildlife and wildlife habitats throughout an area known as the Wek’èezhii in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) has voiced their recommendation of halting the harvest of the Bathurst Caribou. Named after Bathhurst Inlet, the herd’s fertile calving grounds, the Bathurst herd of barren-ground caribou’s population has been in sharp […]