Despite a devastating wildfire that swept through Jasper National Park this summer, the handling barn at the caribou captive breeding center remained relatively undamaged. The fire, however, scorched plans for Canada's first captive breeding center for caribou, delaying its completion and necessitating a restoration plan.
The handling barn at the caribou captive breeding centre , as shown in this handout image, in Jasper National Park remained relatively undamaged by the wildfire that swept through the park this summer. The barn, shown here before the fire, will handle up to 40 pregnant cows, providing a safe place to deliver their calves and help replenish the park's vanishing herds.
Parks Canada is building a $40-million centre that would permanently pen up to 40 females and five males in a highly managed and monitored area of about one square kilometre surrounded by an electrified fence. The agency suggests the captive breeding could produce enough calves every year to bring Jasper’s herds to sustainable levels in a decade.
Almost all the forest within the site that would have been used for caribou habitat was at least partly burned. About a quarter of its fenceposts were consumed, as was a good chunk of the slat fencing. Nearly all the caribou feeders were burned and electrical infrastructure damaged.Still, Bisaillon says the breeding centre will still be finished by Christmas.
Trees, from saplings to mature growths, are being replanted to provide cover and shade. Seeds from native plants are being sown to restore ground cover.The best news is that some of the vegetation is already coming back.
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