Caribou populations back from the brink

[Freyr_255]

What's that? Environmental/wildlife problem?

Mining industry's fault.

/end discussion.

 

[mvarley84]

I'd be interested in your source for that. The hunt here for the 2011-12 season has been delayed.

NL government news release re Labrador caribou hunt

Edit: Checked with my high level contact at the NL Department of Environment & Conservation. He seems to think that rumour is without basis. In essence, the herd continues a drastic free fall, with 30% annual mortality and only 12% recruitment.

My source was an outfitter when I asked what was going on with the non-res tags for next year, this apparently is what he was told.