Sunday, February 22, 2009

NORTHERN CARIBOU POPULATIONS CRASH


PHOTO COURTESY JOHN NAGY, GNWT

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS; Caribou herds across Canada’s North have dropped drastically. Some place the blame on increasing development; others blame climate change or say it’s just "*the cycle of life.

by Bruce Owen Winnipeg Free Press February 22, 2009

Caribou, the 'heart and soul' of the Far North and its most important food source, have begun disappearing in staggering numbers that have left stunned observers desperately searching for answers.

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