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A summary of harvest and monitoring activities for the

The Fate of the Caribou project is a group of interdisciplinary researchers working to investigate changes in caribou populations and movements, grounded in concerns and observations from Indigenous Elders, hunters, and Knowledge Holders. With experts on caribou population cycles, migration, soundscapes (what caribou hear), and vegetation mapping, we use science to further the collective understanding of shifts in caribou movements, their survival, and how they use their landscapes.

ERM completed the final third-party process review report, entitled "Review of the Management and Monitoring of Kǫk’eetì Ekwǫ (Bathurst Caribou) Report" as of January 2025. The Board has completed a review and developed a qualitative assessment response to the final report.

The WRRB undertook an external technical review of Kǫk’èetì Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst Caribou) monitoring and management in 2024 to help the Board inform future management actions on Kǫk’èetì Ekwǫ̀, as well as other herds and species. ERM Consultants Canada conducted the external review.

The Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee's (BCAC) held its 3rd Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou in December 2023. The Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou is a time for all communities, organizations, and governments across the Bathurst range to come together to review and discuss new information about the Bathurst herd and activities within the herd’s range. A key outcome of the Annual Review is the determination of the herd’s status and recommended management responses for the coming year. 

The Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee's (BCAC) held its 2nd Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou in January 2023. The Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou is a time for all communities, organizations, and governments across the Bathurst range to come together to review and discuss new information about the Bathurst herd and activities within the herd’s range. A key outcome of the Annual Review is the determination of the herd’s status and recommended management responses for the coming year. 

The Bathurst Caribou Advisory Committee's (BCAC) held its 1st Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou in 2021. The Annual Review on Bathurst Caribou is a time for all communities, organizations, and governments across the Bathurst range to come together to review and discuss new information about the Bathurst herd and activities within the herd’s range. A key outcome of the Annual Review is the determination of the herd’s status and recommended management responses for the coming year. 

The goal of the five-year wolf (dìga) management program is to sufficiently reduce wolf (dìga) predation on the Bathurst and Bluenose-East herds to allow for an increase in calf and adult caribou (ekwǫ̀) survival rates to contribute to the stabilization and recovery of both herds. This report summarizes wolf management and monitoring activities undertaken by GNWT and Tłı̨chǫ Government during 2024.

The goal of the five-year wolf (dìga) management program is to sufficiently reduce wolf (dìga) predation on the Bathurst and Bluenose-East herds to allow for an increase in calf and adult caribou (ekwǫ̀) survival rates to contribute to the stabilization and recovery of both herds. This report summarizes wolf management and monitoring activities undertaken by GNWT and TG through winter 2021. It provides an update to the previous report on wolf management activities in Wek’èezhìı during winter 2020 (Nishi et al.

A one-page plain language summary has been created to provide information about the overlapping winter ranges of the Bathurst herd and its neighboring herds (Bluenose East and Beverly herds).