BC to hunt wolves by helicopter in order to save endangered caribou
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Government-contracted hunters were in helicopters over two regions of British Columbia on Thursday as the province launched a controversial culling program that will sacrifice as...
View ArticleWolf cull might be the only option to save caribou: expert
Nobody likes the idea of the wolf cull, but it may be the only option to save caribou, according to an expert. This comes after word the province killed twice as many wolves in the South Peace and...
View Article‘Caribou have a right to live,’ says First Nation chief trying to save the...
A once-thriving herd of endangered caribou on a northern Ontario island is weeks away from being killed off by a pack of wolves, says a First Nation that is working with the provincial government to...
View ArticleAlberta’s stance on caribou a ‘national test case’ of Species at Risk Act
EDMONTON – A caribou researcher says Alberta’s decision to suspend portions of its draft plan to help the threatened animals recover is the first major test of the federal Species at Risk Act. The...
View ArticleClear-cut logging discovered within area deemed critical for threatened caribou
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An environmental group is alarmed clear-cut logging is happening near Wells Gray Provincial Park – a critical habitat for the southern mountain caribou. Back in May, the federal...
View ArticleY2Y takes out full-page ads as mountain caribou consultation wraps up
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – You might have seen them in local newspapers – full-page ads with a picture of a caribou. Conservation group Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative, or Y2Y, says they’re...
View ArticlePlans to save threatened B.C. caribou on hold as NDP mends fences
VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan’s New Democrats continue to face widespread criticism in northeast British Columbia over the government’s attempts to introduce plans to save threatened caribou herds....
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