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The Woodland Caribou: Symbol of Québec’s Boreal Forest

In the boreal forests of Canada and Québec, there is an almost mythical species, which locals have nicknamed the ‘grey phantom,’ but is better known as the woodland caribou or forest caribou. Its survival depends on lichen, which grows in great swaths of intact old-growth forest.A strong symbol of our natural heritage, it embodies the health of boreal ecosystems. Due to the spread of industrial activities in the boreal forest, it is now endangered* throughout Canada. In the following document, published by CPAWS and the Sierra Club of Canada, you will find an assessment of the woodland caribou’s situation in Canada, with a particular emphasis on Québec. It also features an analysis of the courses of action we can take to save so precious a species.

News

Canadian wildlife need big connected parks or species will disappear: Report

Submitted by Sophie on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 10:35.
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Ottawa, July 9, 2010 – The health of wildlife and biodiversity is uneven in Canada’s national and provincial parks, says a new report prepared by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).

In some cases species are at risk of dying out and biodiversity is faltering because habitat has not been adequately protected. In others, good progress has been made to protect wildlife.

Colourful events marking Earth day highlight need to protect Boreal woodland caribou

Submitted by Sophie on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 10:35.
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Ottawa, April 21 2010 – On the eve of Earth Day, human-sized herds are converging in downtown locations across Canada today to highlight the need to protect the iconic yet nationally threatened woodland caribou’s remaining habitat in Canada’s Boreal forests and wetlands.

Enough is Enough: Crees and Conservation Group Call for Moratorium on Forestry Development in the Habitat of Vulnerable Woodland

Submitted by Sophie on Thu, 04/30/2009 - 11:16.
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Nemaska, April 30 2009 - The Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS – Québec) are jointly demanding an immediate halt in forestry development in the habitat of vulnerable woodland caribou, until their common concerns can be addressed by Québec. The call comes following last week’s release of the provincial woodland caribou recovery strategy, published three years behind schedule by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF).

Conservation: a step forward for Quebec’s political parties

Submitted by Sophie on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:30.
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Montreal and Quebec City, November 19, 2008 - Wilderness preservation has emerged as a key priority for both the Liberals and Parti Quebecois (PQ) in the upcoming Quebec provincial election.

Nature is gaining ground !

Submitted by Sophie on Tue, 10/07/2008 - 12:52.
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7% of Québec’s territory (17,800 km2) will be protected, primarily in the north

Woodland caribou in Montreal ?!

Submitted by Sophie on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 12:57.
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MEDIA INVITATION

Come meet them September 7th, 2008

Montreal, September 2 - The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and the Ecomuseum Zoo are thrilled to join forces to pursue their common objective of conserving the natural habitat of woodland caribou, a threatened species throughout Canada considered vulnerable in Quebec.

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