Nunavut’s Minister of Environment David Akeeagok and the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) for the Northwest Territories, Shane Thompson hosted a meeting on barren-ground caribou management on June 16, 2022.
The Department of Environment has set a Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) limit for the Bluenose East caribou herd in response to a continuing decline in the population, which has led to a conservation concern.
The Department of Environment wants to clarify recent reports that an additional government restriction on the harvest of Baffin Island caribou was put in place in October.
The Department of Environment is implementing an interim Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) limit for harvesting caribou from the Dolphin and Union caribou herd in response to a recent steep decline in the population, which has led to a conservation concern.
The Minister of Environment has accepted a decision recommended by the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) to increase the Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) of Baffin Island Caribou effective immediately for 2022-2023 harvest season.
The Department of Environment is implementing an interim Total Allowable Harvest (TAH) limit for harvesting caribou from the Dolphin and Union caribou herd in response to a recent steep decline in the population, which has led to a conservation concern.
The Department of Environment, on behalf of the Baffin Island Caribou Steering Committee, would like to thank the public for a successful round of Baffin Island caribou community consultations.
The Department of Environment, on behalf of the Baffin Island Caribou Steering Committee, would like to thank the public for a successful round of Baffin Island caribou community consultations.