Article content
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.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser, or Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire, industry as they gain Back to video
“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.
Alberta, B C caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain
yorktonthisweek.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yorktonthisweek.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alberta, B C caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain
lethbridgeherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lethbridgeherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Alberta, B C caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain
thereminder.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thereminder.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.