Caribou board, minister sound alarm over illegal and disrespectful hunting along ice road
According to ENR, more than 50 caribou have been illegally harvested already this year.
Earl Evans is calling on the Indigenous and territorial governments to work together and educate harvesters on respectful hunting practices. Evans, the chair of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou management board, shared his recent experience of travelling the Tibbitt to Contwoyto ice road where he says he saw unsafe hunting…