Unfortunately, they are a sub-species of the caribou up north. These mountain caribou are easily mistaken for other caribou.
Cariboo Heliski Study
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Braddock54
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I'm not totally sure Cuso. One thing is certain; they taste pretty good lol.
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moyiesledhead
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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's leaf licker propaganda! They're an "Eco-type", not a subspecies. All it means is they've adapted to live in a different environment. They're no different genetically than Woodland Caribou. Of course the facts don't actually mean anything when we talk about "endangered" for some reason. There's actually a law suit going on in the US right now challenging the endangered classification on mountain caribou based on this fact.
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Mountain Caribou are a geographically isolated population. They don't naturally intermix with their woodland counterparts. That is what makes them unique and distinct. If it was that easy to just transplant more there, they would... but it has failed every time. I would like to read up on this law suit.. Can you find it for me? |
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Maybe the ABC policy of $1.00 per trail fee going to the CAC maybe some should go towards a proper snowmobile caribou study. Share the $$$ between the 2 issues that have a effect on us in the mountains. BC guys make it happen
moyiesledhead
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From the BC Government website, but also word for word from pretty much every mountain caribou study ever done. I'm sad to say, I've read just about all of them in the last 20 years.
Although genetically indistinct, Mountain Caribou are a globally unique population as the world's southernmost Caribou population and the only remaining Caribou that live in rugged, mountainous terrain and feed on arboreal lichens in winter. The population has drastically declined over this century, with a sharp decline from about 2500 animals in 1995 to about 1700 in 15 herds today.
The decline of this ecotype is proximally due to high mortality linked to predation and disturbance in the short-term. In the long-term, Mountain caribou are threatened by habitat fragmentation, alteration and loss of old growth forest.
The law suit was started over a year ago, but I'll see if I can find it.
moyiesledhead
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A quote from Provincial Mountain Caribou recovery plan manager Chris Ritchie back in March:
The 1,500-plus mountain caribou are considered an “eco-type” of the greater population of 18,000 woodland caribou (including northern and boreal types) in B.C. and are defined by their reliance in winter on lichen found in high-elevation older forests.“They’re not a subspecies,” Ritchie said. “The only difference is in their behaviour.”
The 1,500-plus mountain caribou are considered an “eco-type” of the greater population of 18,000 woodland caribou (including northern and boreal types) in B.C. and are defined by their reliance in winter on lichen found in high-elevation older forests.“They’re not a subspecies,” Ritchie said. “The only difference is in their behaviour.”
moyiesledhead
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Here's the US challenge to the Species At Risk designation.
proairbatic13
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Sounds like a sales pitch for the use helis and cats
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