The plunging decline of the George River caribou

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I've spent a big part of my life with the caribou, and estimate that I've got over 18 years solid in the barrenlands living amongst them. ............The average biologist spends maybe 5% of his time in the field!!! Who has the better chance of know what's going on, me or the guy that reads other biologists' theories on the computor??? Numbers are down, and drastically in some areas, but caribou are resilent and will come back with a bit of common sense and ethical hunting practices.

There is no doubt that counting caribou is a difficult and inherently inaccurate exercise, but you obviously agree that numbers are down and drastically so in some areas. And while their populations do have long cycles, you weren't around when they were down this low last time and neither was I. And the habitat to which they hopefully recover some years from now will not ever be what it was. Being indifferent or dismissive about the issue certainly won't help a recovery.