The threat of a federal decree still hangs over the negotiations between Ottawa and Quebec to arrive at a plan to protect the woodland caribou. Published on May 16, 2022 Source: Pierre Saint-Arnaud, La Presse Canadienne While in Montérégie on Monday, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault suggested that negotiations are on the right track. "We
Until the last minute, the Quebec Ministry of Forests tried to block the creation of many of the protected areas announced in December by the Ministry of the Environment. This is what documents obtained by La Presse reveal, despite the objections of the Ministry of Forests to their disclosure. Published on May 28, 2021 Source:
The environmentalist group Boreal Action, which was put on notice and muzzled by the Ministry of Forests in 2019 for denouncing the blocking of a civil servant, is calling for a major cleanup in this institution, which it deems to be in the pay of the industry. Published on May 28, 2021 Source: Charles Lecavalier,
In Quebec, population health indicators, including recruitment and adult survival, indicate that almost all officially listed caribou populations are in decline. Published on May 15, 2021 Source: Guillaume Roy, Radio-Canada The picture is not very bright," said Sabrina Plante, a biologist with the Ministère de la Forêt, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP), during
Source: Radio-Canada Saving B.C.'s woodland caribou from extinction is clearly not as simple as protecting its habitat, according to the director of the provincial caribou recovery program. A report released earlier this week says the province's approach to preserving caribou habitat has failed and the caribou population will disappear if changes are not made soon.
Published on March 25, 2021 Source: Boualem Hadjouti, Radio-Canada A year ago, the Val-d'Or woodland caribou herd was placed in an enclosure. The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks presented this operation as an exceptional measure to try to save the herd, which now consists of six animals, after the death of one of them
« 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
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
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
