"From my understanding from local people, that little bunch of caribou, the 30-odd caribou that was there, is gone. Like, they're no more," Yetman said, adding that there won't be caribou again in that area until the herd's population rebounds and is able to spread out again in pockets of small groupings. Given the vast open Labrador land, the small herds tend to move in smaller pockets, with limited intermingling between factions within the herd, Yetman said. The George River caribou herd in northern Labrador is one of three herds protected by a hunting ban.(Submitted by Brandon Pardy) "Significant damage is caused by this, the way these hunts happened with these fragmented groups of caribou."