The citizen group Solidarité Gaspésie is calling for a moratorium on all silvicultural and forestry work in the Gaspé caribou's range, as well as the implementation of a breeding and reintroduction pilot project in collaboration with the Bioparc. Published on May 24, 2022 Source : Jean-Philippe Thibault, Gaspésie Nouvelles These short term grievances stem from
A new member has been added to the Val-d'Or herd. Source: Boualem Hadjouti, Radio-Canada The Val-d'Or caribou herd now has a new member. Last week, a calf was born in the pen where six animals are located. The new arrival was born from a mating within the same herd. The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and
(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 maintenance and recovery of boreal populations of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) is a critical conservation issue across Canada, with a large majority of local populations currently in decline. These populations, also known as "woodland caribou" in Quebec, are currently recognized as vulnerable under the Quebec Act respecting threatened and vulnerable species, a status
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 April 5, 2019 After the former Liberal government decided to let them simply disappear, the Coalition for Quebec's Future is now considering launching a rescue operation for the woodland caribou in the Val-d'Or region. The Boreal Action has confirmed to Le Devoir that it has had several exchanges on
