Two years after the federal government released a strategy for preventing the extinction of Canada’s dwindling herds of boreal woodland caribou, little has been done by provinces and territories to put that plan into action.
A report to be released Tuesday by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) says the animals, which roam the northern forests that stretch from British Columbia to Labrador, continue to die off as their ranges are eroded by human activity.
“At this point, all of the populations are very much in trouble and industrial development just continues unabated right now without any kind of attention to the fact that these [woodland caribou habitats] are rather sensitive areas,” said Éric Hébert-Daly, CPAWS national executive director.
Gloria Galloway – Globe and Mail – December 16, 2014.
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