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Threatened caribou herds in Alberta and B.C. have lost twice as much habitat as they’ve gained over the last twenty years and the pace of loss is picking up, new research says.
It concludes caribou protection measures such as shooting wolves that prey on them or penning pregnant cows for their protection won’t be enough to save the species.
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“Short?term recovery actions such as predator reductions and translocations will likely just delay caribou extinction,” says the paper, published in the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology.
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Heavy snow is expected to blanket areas along Highway 3 from the Paulson Summit to the Kootenay Pass overnight.
According to Environment Canada, a frontal system moving across the southern interior of B.C. may bring with it snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm before tapering off to a few flurries late Thursday morning.
Drivers are asked to be prepared to adjust their driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow.
Weather in the mountains can change suddenly resulting in hazardous driving conditions.
Road conditions are available at www.drivebc.ca.
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