snopro
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Great analogy Mike!
South Purcell mountain caribou transplant
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moyiesledhead
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Still 4 out of the 21 captured Caribou left alive as of this week. Yes, I said 21, not 20 as previously reported. I just found out that in addition to the one they killed during transport, one animal died during the capture process in Dease lake. And that number goes up if you concider the calves the pregnant cows were carrying when they were eaten. Also, no transplant this spring is the latest word. They can't find a donor herd in an area where the natives will let them kidnap and murder any more animals.
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Yes...4 left. They will make it through the winter and die next summer. As per the 5 year study...no winter predation kills.
Guess they have to try something to see if it sticks.
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Amazing how a wild animal instinct is stronger than human understanding.
Wish it was as easy to "move on and join another herd"...2000 KM away, crossing mountain range after another. LOL There is a reason they are unique. It's the reason they are trying everything they can to keep the populations up.
and...for all the Fawks that don't give a chit, the negative attitude towards the Mountain Caribou is the biggest risk to closing all the riding areas.. Just watch.
Wish it was as easy to "move on and join another herd"...2000 KM away, crossing mountain range after another. LOL There is a reason they are unique. It's the reason they are trying everything they can to keep the populations up.
and...for all the Fawks that don't give a chit, the negative attitude towards the Mountain Caribou is the biggest risk to closing all the riding areas.. Just watch.
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From the mid 1990's...not sure if there is an updated study.
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/mc07kinley.pdf
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Nope. That was the last one done in the Purcells, and one of the most comprehensive studies on Caribou ever. Trevor Kinley is a very good biologist.
They do a yearly census only now, and in preparation for last years failed transplant they GPS collared some of the local population.
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im not surprised these caribou didnt do well. what if you were taken from your comfy grassy home and dumped off in the middle of the mountains. you'd be like wtf?! lets get out of here! I read a comment suggesting breeding programs as a better solution. Im inclined to agree
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Any update on survivors?
Are they all dead now?
Are they all dead now?
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QUOTE=FernieHawk;1821785]Any update on survivors?
Are they all dead now?[/QUOTE]
Was at a caribou closure meeting Monday night. Only 2 left... sounds like they are going to try it again too with some changes...
Are they all dead now?[/QUOTE]
Was at a caribou closure meeting Monday night. Only 2 left... sounds like they are going to try it again too with some changes...
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We were told zero. Guess it depends on who you talk to.
lol got the info fom the governments biologist that lives in nelson... either way, its a total failure, we lost more area... again, hoping to gain some back with the new data in one of our areas... negoiations...
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moyiesledhead
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Ya, I know Leo well. Good luck with him! He means well but he's about as anti-motorized as they come.
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Ya, he seems very understanding and willing to compromise... hope his boss feels the same way.... we will know in another week I hope.
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Well it sounds like the caribou lovers are back at it. I got some info from a inside source, sound like there are maybe plans for more closures in the area. Bayonne lakes and Arkansas lake area. Just great.
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Even after this: Survival of B.C.'s endangered mountain caribou in question - News - MSN CA
Quote from MoE biologist Leo DeGroot: "DeGroot says biologists do not know why the herd's numbers are dropping so quickly. Logging has been banned in critical caribou habitat, and snowmobiling has been restricted."
Quote from MoE biologist Leo DeGroot: "DeGroot says biologists do not know why the herd's numbers are dropping so quickly. Logging has been banned in critical caribou habitat, and snowmobiling has been restricted."
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Sooooooo..........how do you feel about him now?
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