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.
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 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 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.
Minister of Environment Johnny Mike has accepted the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board’s (NWMB) recommendation that a total allowable harvest (TAH) of 250 male caribou should be set for the Baffin Island caribou subpopulation, effective immediately.
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.