GNWT awards second, bigger, contract for aerial wolf removal
The territorial government has awarded a second contract to continue shooting wolves from the air, this one worth $100,000. The second contract, like the first,…
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ENR awards $91,000 contract to shoot wolves from the air
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has started culling wolves from helicopters. Department officials say the killing is to protect the declining Bluenose-East and…
More than 80 caribou harvested illegally in past two weeks: ENR
Environment and Natural Resources Minister Shane Thompson, Lutsel k’e Dene First Nation Chief Darryl Marlowe and Tlicho Grand Chief George Mackenzie are calling for more…
Tlicho residents invited to supper tonight by ENR officials to discuss caribou, wolves
Questions about caribou in the North Slave region are to be answered by government officials tonight. Officials from the Northwest Territories Department of Environment and…
WWF survey shows northern residents want caribou calving grounds protected
Nine out of 10 northerners support protecting caribou calving grounds. That’s according to a poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund-Canada. The results show 74 per…
Caribou recovery plan to address ‘unprecedented’ threat level
About 3 million barren-ground caribou roamed the NWT 25 years ago. Since then, the number has dropped 500,000—with some herds seeing an even sharper decrease…
‘Serious conservation concern’ leads to decreased harvest for Bluenose-East caribou
Updated: June 19, 10:30 a.m. to reflect additional comments from ENR on Bathurst report delay According to Indigenous and scientific evidence “a serious conservation concern…