A recent investment of $24 million towards caribou conservation will help fund construction and operation of a caribou breeding centre in Jasper National Park. Wild caribou from local herds will be captured, bred in captivity, following which the offspring will be released into herds in need of recovery.

Construction of the facility, which will be located in Jasper National Park, is expected to begin in the spring of 2023 and is predicted to take two to three years. In the meantime, consultation with Indigenous partners, provincial governments, and experts will take place to maximize effectiveness of the program towards meeting shared conservation and recovery goals.

Full text of this news release can be accessed here: Government of Canada invests in reversing biodiversity loss through conservation breeding program for caribou in Jasper National Park - Canada.ca 

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Results of caribou population inventories carried out in 2021 and 2022 in the Gaspé, Nord-du-Québec and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec demonstrate an estimated average annual population decrease of 11%. An increase was observed only in the Caniapiscau herd.

A provincial strategy for woodland and mountain caribou will be released by Québec’s Environment Ministry in the summer of 2023.

Full text of this article can be accessed here: Quebec caribou population continues to decline: Environment Ministry | CBC News

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