The boreal caribou is listed by the federal and provincial governments as a threatened species, meaning it is likely to become endangered if steps are not taken to address the various factors threatening it
It's widely acknowledged that the caribou population is on the decline, its range having diminished by as much as 50 per cent since the late 1890s.
The province heralded it as the "largest single investment dedicated to caribou in Ontario's history." "It would be economic devastation," said Dunn, of the potential impact to harvesting and forest product mill operations in the northwest.According to a Montreal media report, a similar warning letter was sent to Quebec Environment Minister Benoit Charette.
The fight by NGOs and past provincial governments to better protect caribou habitat has lasted for decades. "It gives the misconception that nothing is happening in terms of caribou protection in a forestry context."
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