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Porcupine Caribou Herd
Interim Conservation Measures
Porcupine Caribou / Environment Yukon Photo
The Yukon government has serious conservation concerns about the Porcupine Caribou Herd's declining population. Unless action is taken now, there will be an accelerated decline in the herd's population, which used to be 178,000 caribou, and is now believed to be between 90,000 and 100,000 animals.
The Yukon government is required under all northern land claims agreements, as well as the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement, to manage wildlife resources for their long term sustainable use.
The Yukon government has implemented immediate conservation measures to protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd until an approved harvest management plan is accepted and implemented by the Parties to the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement.
Immediate Conservation Measures (Information for Hunters) |
Effective Immediately:
Note: First Nations and Inuvialuit subsistence hunters eligible to harvest under the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement may take as many bulls as they need. No one is permitted to harvest cows from the Porcupine Caribou Herd in Yukon.
Poster "Snowmachine Use Advisory" Information on snowmachine travel along the Dempster Highway corridor from km 195 (Ogilvie River Bridge) to the Yukon/NWT boarder.
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Resource Documents & Information |
News Release: Interim Conservation Measures to Protect the Porcupine Caribou Herd (1 Page) |
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Maps, Charts and Graphs
Map: Porcupine Caribou Herd Distribution (1 page)
Chart: Population Trends in the Porcupine Caribou Herd (3 pages)
Chart: Average Percentage of Porcupine Caribou Harvest By User Group (1 page) |
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Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-3A) Phone: 867-667-5652 Email: environmentyukon@gov.yk.ca |