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Community, Featured, Life Style, News January 22, 2021

WRRB recommends no more helicopter wolf shootings, focus on traditional harvest

“(Aerial removals) didn't appear to get to the target levels that they were hoping to reach for the required program to be considered effective and successful,” says Jody Pellissey, the Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board's executive director.


The Wekʼèezhìi Renewable Resources Board has recommended stopping a controversial practice of shooting dìga (wolves) from the air. Instead, it proposes the Tłı̨chǫ and territorial governments put more resources into supporting ground harvesting to try and protect Ɂekwǫ ̀ (barren-ground caribou). This was one of 20 recommendations the board recently…

Community, Featured, Life Style, News September 3, 2020

Tłı̨chǫ Government, ENR say more training needed to meet proposed wolf reduction targets

If reduction targets are not met by traditional harvesters, then ENR will continue to hire a helicopter and marksman to cull wolves from the air.


Tłı̨chǫ and territorial government officials attribute the low wolf harvest numbers to difficulty accessing the animals over the past winter. With those low numbers, the department of Environment and Natural Resources hired a helicopter and marksman this spring to shoot wolves from the air to try and meet reduction goals….

Community, Featured, Life Style, News June 19, 2019

‘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 exists for the Sahtì ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) caribou.” This is one of the conclusions outlined in the Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board’s ruling on the herd’s joint…