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Woodland Caribou

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May 25th, 2022

Protect Woodland Caribou – Fill in a Short Government Survey

There is finally hope the Manitoba government will act to protect threatened caribou after a decade of delays. Answer a quick survey to help.
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December 5th, 2018

Indigenous Knowledge and Conserving Caribou

Ernie Bussidor of Sayisi Dene First Nation and CPAWS MB Executive Director Ron Thiessen went to the North American Caribou Workshop in Ottawa.
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September 19th, 2018

TAKE ACTION: Manitoba government misses caribou protection deadlines

Eight years. That’s how long it’s been since the Manitoba government missed its first self-imposed deadline to protect our threatened caribou. A federal deadline came and went nearly a year ago. To make matters worse, the province still has not even scheduled key consultations. And our sources indicate that the
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May 8th, 2018

The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement

The Government of Canada and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society reach an important agreement on species at risk reporting
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October 15th, 2015

Manitoba Woodland Caribou Recovery Strategy released

Best strategy in the nation needs swift implementation to save threatened species
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February 22nd, 2012

Caribou recovery plan swamped by public feedback

The iconic image of the woodland caribou has graced one side of Canadian quarters since 1937 and environmentalists are worried that may be the only way to see this endangered species in the future. Public consultations on a caribou recovery strategy come to an end Wednesday but Environment Minister Peter
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January 10th, 2011

Woodland Caribou: A Canadian Idol

If you are Canadian, chances are you have a caribou in your pocket.  Since 1937, we have celebrated the woodland caribou by featuring its image on the “tails” side of millions of Canadian quarters. Woodland caribou are fascinating dwellers of Canada’s boreal region that boast many remarkable yet largely unknown
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October 29th, 2010

THREATENED WOODLAND CARIBOU, MOOSE POPULATIONS TO BE MONITORED, PROTECTED AS EAST SIDE ROAD PROJECT

A high-tech wildlife monitoring program will be part of the environmental-licensing process for the all-season road project from PR 304 near Hollow Water to Berens River First Nation, Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Minister Eric Robinson, minister responsible for the East Side Road Authority, and Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced today
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March 30th, 2010

Caribou herds worldwide experiencing serious decline: Study

A Canadian study of global caribou populations has produced what scientists are calling a “dramatic revelation” that numbers of the iconic species — pictured on the Canadian quarter — have plunged 60 per cent in the past 30 years. The study, co-authored by University of Alberta biologists Liv Vors and
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March 3rd, 2010

Spare the caribou

About a month ago I covered a newser at Fort Whyte Centre featuring the University of Manitoba’s David Barber and his work in Canada’s north documenting global warming. Here’s the story. Since then I’ve ended up on a couple of email lists decrying the work of Barber and other scientists
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January 15th, 2008

‘Linear features’ hurt caribou, moose

Boreal forest researchers refer to both roads and hydro transmission lines as “linear features” but to some forest-dwellers they might simply be called bad news. “The more of these you build, the more negative effects you’ll get in the system,” said Stan Boutin, a professor of biological sciences at the
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