« The Val-d'Or caribou herd was transported south of Val-d'Or last March. This measure was supposed to be a short-term solution. Eight months later, the caribou are still there waiting for better solutions », writes the author of this letter. Source: Mélissa Mollen Dupuis - Responsible for the boreal campaign Your mobilization will have
(Lac-Simon) A new report carried out on behalf of the Council of the Anishinabe Nation of Lac-Simon confirms the urgency to act on the Val-d'Or woodland caribou file. According to the counts of the biologists who participated in the study, only six members of the herd are still alive. Source: Michel Ducas, Local Journalism Initiative
The study confirms that the caribou's territory is highly degraded. Source: Radio Canada - Marc-André Landry The Council of the Anishnabe Nation of Lac-Simon unveiled Thursday a scientific report that confirms the importance of restoring the habitat of the Val-d'Or caribou to ensure its survival. The study commissioned by Lac-Simon was conducted by biologist Martin-Hugues
Source: Le Devoir Published on February 18, 2020 As the caribou of Val-d'Or are on the verge of extinction, the Legault government recently announced the continuation of studies that should lead to the tabling of a "strategy" to prevent their disappearance. However, Quebec has in hand two detailed analyses, produced at the request of
Val-d'Or Caribou: "If we need a crisis, we'll do it," says the Chief of Lac-Simon Anichinabe leaders denounce the Quebec government's position on the Val-d'Or caribou herd and say they are ready to mobilize. The subject will be discussed in a meeting between the chiefs next week, according to what Radio-Canada has learned. It's very,
Source: Le Devoir Published on December 17, 2019 Voices are being raised to denounce the Legault government's decision to cancel the protection measures on three natural territories put in place to preserve woodland caribou habitat in order to provide new areas of cutting for the forest industry. University professors and researchers are asking Quebec
Source: Council of the Anishnabe Nation of Lac Simon Published on December 15, 2019 After the zoo, the slaughterhouse... This is what we understood from recent statements by the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (MFFP). It should be recalled that in 2018, the Lac Simon First Nation ("Lac Simon"), in partnership with the
Source: La Presse Published on December 13, 2019 Slaughter the wolves and prevent First Peoples from accessing their thousand-year-old territories: these are some of the solutions that have been proposed for decades by the different governments, in defiance of indigenous ancestral rights that guarantee the continuity of territorial practices that date back to before
Source: Radio-Canada Published on June 21, 2018 The Anishnabe community of Lac Simon, in collaboration with the First Nations of Kitcisakik and Long Point, is taking action to save the Val-d'Or woodland caribou herd. With information from Karine Mateu It is receiving $1.2 million in funding over five years from the Government of Canada
Source: Le Devoir Published on November 1, 2017 Woodland caribou continue to decline across the country, including in Quebec," says Environment Canada. The federal government points out that no province has developed the protection plans needed to stop the destruction of the critical habitat of this endangered species. Some progress has been made in
