Millions of dollars in funding but still no plan: can Quebec save its caribou from extinction?
Despite receiving millions in funding, Quebec lacks a clear, long-term plan to save its critically endangered woodland caribou herds. Experts remain skeptical of the current reliance on maternity pens as a primary conservation strategy.
Why it matters
The struggle to protect the caribou highlights the tension between government funding, indigenous land rights, and the efficacy of wildlife conservation policies.
A caribou from Quebec’s Gaspésie herd, one of Quebec’s three most critically endangered herds. Photograph: JC Lemay A caribou from Quebec’s Gaspésie herd, one of Quebec’s three most critically endangered herds. Photograph: JC Lemay The age of extinction Wildlife Millions of dollars in funding but still no plan: can Quebec save its caribou from extinction? The Canadian government has committed C$25m to try to rescue the caribou in the province – but there is no agreement on how best to save the keystone species
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