Gains and losses in caribou populations are finely balanced and intimately linked to boreal forest conditions. The ability of a female to rear her calf diminishes in the midst of habitat disturbances, such as wildfire and industrial disruptions like logging, mining, oil and gas exploration and the roads to service these activities. The downward slide of a caribou population, once initiated, may continue inexorably without aggressive measures such as predator control. But such interventions strike at the symptoms of decline, not their cause. They are halfway responses. Without the protection or restoration of habitat, such costly and intrusive measures would have to become permanent and should be avoided for a host of other reasons. #RealCaribouTalk.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Mar 2014 21:55:14 +0000
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