News & Events

The WRRB accepted a recommendation from the Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee's (BCAC) annual status review which states that Kǫk’èetı ekwǫ̀ (bathurst caribou) numbers are at historic low numbers. Photo by Andy Krisch/ENR
WRRB approves proposed status and action plan for Kǫk’èetı Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst Caribou)
Behchokǫ̀, NT: The WRRB passed a motion from the Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee (BCAC) in May that will designate the herd at a… READ MORE »
Landscape in and around Kugluktuk in June 2023. Photo by Aimee Guile
In the air for Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) calving survey 2023
Kugluktuk, NU: WRRB Conservation Biologist Aimee Guile joined GNWT staff, and representatives from the North Slave Métis Alliance, Tłı̨chǫ… READ MORE »
Wildlife Management Biologist Laura Meinert talks with students about the primary diet of local northern species. Simon Whitehouse/WRRB
Water Gun Fun with Hungry Creatures
The WRRB was pleased to return and participate in Ecology North’s Rivers to Oceans Day at Somba K’e Civic Plaza on June 9. Rivers to Oceans Day is a… READ MORE »
WRRB member Eddie Chocolate, left, and and Chair Joseph Judas take part in May’s Board meeting in Behchokǫ̀. Chair Judas’ term will be extended for another five years. Simon Whitehouse/WRRB photo
Board welcomes chair's return, extends term to 2029 
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board  (WRRB) was delighted to welcome back chair Joseph Judas during its May 24 and 25 board meeting in… READ MORE »
WRRB closed on National Indigenous Peoples Day
Office closed for National Indigenous Peoples Day
The WRRB will be closed on June 21 in recognition of the National Indigenous Peoples Day.  We will reopen on Thursday, June 22. 
Mary Adele Football and Violet Mackenzie pick last year’s Įtł'ǫ̀ (cranberries) in Wekweètìi in May. Aimee Guile/WRRB
What we know and don't know about northern jìe (berries)
The WRRB began on-the-ground research and collecting data to support a project aiming to learn more about jìe (berries) in the Northwest Territories… READ MORE »
Rhiannon Pankratz, Christina Howell, and Eric Reed gave updates to the WRRB on migratory birds during the Board meeting in Behchokǫ̀, May 24-25. Simon Whitehouse/WRRB photo
Board updated on migratory birds
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) passed motions to support ongoing efforts to help two breeds of migratory birds that are declining in… READ MORE »
WRRB staff attended the 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference in Anchorage, AK in May. WRRB photo
WRRB staff travel to Alaska for ɂekwǫ̀, ungulate event
Anchorage, AK: WRRB staff attended the 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference held in Anchorage, Alaska, May 8 to 12.… READ MORE »
The WRRB will mark World Ocean's Day and Rivers to Oceans Day this week. photo sourced from Wikipedia Commons
WRRB celebrates and honours our world’s oceans
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board  (WRRB) joins the international community in celebrating World Oceans Day, June 8. In Tłı̨chǫ, the… READ MORE »
The Blue Marble, NASA/Apollo 17
WRRB celebrates Earth Week
As an organization responsible for managing wildlife and wildlife habitat (forests, plants, and protected areas) in Wek’èezhìı, the WRRB is proud to… READ MORE »
Image credit: NBCKC Secretariat
Beyond Conservation Toolkit launched
The National Boreal Caribou Knowledge Consortium (NBCKC) has launched a new 'toolkit' on its website aiming to improve how non-Indigenous people… READ MORE »
Past WRRB member Charlie Jeremick'ca accepts a landscape painting from WRRB acting Chair Suzanne Carrière during the December 2022 Board meeting. In the inset photo, WRRB Conservation Biologist Aimee Guile presents a painting to the late Eddie Erasmus' family members Edie Erasmus and Anna Smith.  Photos by Simon Whitehouse/WRRB
Paintings celebrating departing friends 
Artistic landscape depictions were recently shared as gifts to celebrate the work and lives of past Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board members.… READ MORE »
Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus Memorial Scholarship
Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is named after WRRB Board member and former Tłı̨chǫ Grand Chief, Eddie (Ediiwa) Erasmus. With the Board since 2018, Eddie E’s quiet… READ MORE »
Deadline extended for Species Conservation Recovery Fund
DEADLINE EXTENDED to apply for Species Conservation Recovery Fund is March 15
The deadline to apply for the Species Conservation Recovery Fund has been extended to March 15, 2023 at 5:00PM MT. NWT Species At Risk supports… READ MORE »
Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) received approval for a proposal from the Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) that will see the herd status improve to a yellow (increasing). Photo by John Nagy/GNWT-ENR
Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East) status upgraded as numbers appear to be improving
One of three caribou herds managed by the Advisory Committee for Cooperation on Wildlife Management (ACCWM) was given an improved herd status by the… READ MORE »
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported during the February Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) meeting that there were 69 dìga harvested over the winter of 2022 as part of the five-year Dìga Management Program. Photo by Anne Gunn/GNWT-ENR
Wolf management program shows signs of success in third annual report
Dìga (wolf) carcasses collected are getting younger and dìga harvesters are having continued success as part of a five-year effort to stabilize and… READ MORE »
The WRRB did not approve the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources moving forward with a reconnaissance survey for Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ this June. During its February board meeting, Board Members maintained that the survey will introduce unnecessary noise disturbance while the ɂekwǫ are calving. WRRB file photo
WRRB reviews monitoring actions
The Wek'èezhìı Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) did not approve plans by the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) to conduct a… READ MORE »
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) remain in a critical-low state according to the Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee. WRRB staff attended the January BCAC meeting where the status was decided upon. A draft action management plan is expected to be presented to the Board later this year.  Anne Gunn/GNWT-ENR
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) to remain at critical low status
Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) was determined to remain at a critical-low level after the second Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee (BCAC)… READ MORE »