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
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: Radio-Canada - Marc-André Landry Published on August 4, 2020 Minister Pierre Dufour hopes to announce soon a specific plan for the Val-d'Or woodland caribou herd, now reduced to six animals. The Minister says he is in active discussion with various stakeholders who would be part of this solution. We want to be sure of
Source: Radio Canada Published on July 17, 2020 This leaves six woodland caribou in the enclosure built this spring by the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP). According to the MFFP, a veterinarian has been dispatched to the site to observe the other six animals and none of them seem to
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: David Rémillard Video content is available for this article The Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks accuses one of Quebec's leading woodland caribou specialists of criticizing the government from "his ivory tower" at the Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR). Minister Pierre Dufour shot his arrows at Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, professor of animal ecology at
