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PR (Wolf 2020): 137 - Reasons for Decisions Related to a Joint Proposal for the Management of the Bluenose-East (Barren-ground caribou) Herd 2016, PART B

In December 2015, the Tłı̨chǫ Government (TG) and ENR submitted the Joint Proposal on Management Actions for Bluenose-East Caribou 2016-2019 to the Board, which proposed new restrictions on hunter harvest, predator management and ongoing monitoring.  More

PR (Wolf 2020): 106 - Wolf Technical Feasibility Assessment – Options for managing wolves on the range of the Bathurst barrenground caribou herd.

The current decline in the Bathurst barren-ground caribou herd has led to strong public concerns about the future of the herd. Comprehensive planning for both range and herd management is currently underway. Harvest restrictions started in 2010 and reached a quota of zero by 2017 in the Northwest Territories. Without a Bathurst caribou harvest, there are strong concerns over food security and lost chances to transfer traditional knowledge and experience between generations.

PR (Wolf 2020): 104 - Report on a Public Hearing Held by the Wek’èezhìı Renewable Resources Board 9-11 April 2019 Behchokǫ̀, NT & Reasons for Decisions Related to a Joint Proposal for the Management of the Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ (Bluenose-East Caribou) Herd.

In January 2019, the Tłı̨chǫ Government (TG) and GNWT submitted the Joint Proposal on Management Actions for the Bluenose-East Ɂekwǫ̀ (Barren-ground caribou) Herd 2019-2021 to the Board, outlining proposed management actions for the Sahtì ekwǫ̀ herd in Wek’èezhìı. The management actions proposed by TG and GNWT in the Joint Proposal were grouped under the five categories: harvest, predators, habitat and land use, and education as well as research and monitoring.

PR (Wolf 2020): 103 - Reasons for Decisions Related to a Joint Proposal for the Management of the Kǫk’èetı̀ Ekwǫ̀ (Bathurst caribou) Herd. 2019

In January 2019, the Tłı̨chǫ Government (TG) and GNWT submitted the Joint Proposal on Management Actions for the Bathurst Ɂekwǫ̀ (Barren-ground caribou) Herd 2019-2021 to the Board, outlining proposed management actions for the Kǫ̀k’èetı̀ ekwǫ̀ herd in Wek’èezhìı. The management actions proposed by TG and GNWT in the Joint Proposal were grouped under the five categories: harvest, predators, habitat and land use, and education as well as research and monitoring.