Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
Caribou seem to be the canary in the coal mine far as species go.
They have been evaporating, and they are not a hunted species in this area.
Bigger picture folks.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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Ourea
Caribou seem to be the canary in the coal mine far as species go.
They have been evaporating, and they are not a hunted species in this area.
Bigger picture folks.
Let's say predators.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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Originally Posted by
gcreek
Let's say predators.
Lets say stop harvesting their habitat that is needed as well. With no old growth forest doesn't matter how little the preds are they will die with no food or usable habitat. But that doesn't work well for the logging company.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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Elkaholic
Lets say stop harvesting their habitat that is needed as well. With no old growth forest doesn't matter how little the preds are they will die with no food or usable habitat. But that doesn't work well for the logging company.
And yet caribou elsewhere thrive without old growth forests.....
These caribou are not starving to death.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
They survive in the Yukon (no old growth), they should do just fine here too. Cull the predators.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
Predators of the 4 legged variety use roads just as well as the 2 legged kind. Letting those roads grow over will go a long way.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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Throwaway
Predators of the 4 legged variety use roads just as well as the 2 legged kind. Letting those roads grow over will go a long way.
Again, cull the predators.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
Finally. Of course it would be great to establish a viable and sustainable Cariboo population anywhere. However, at what cost? At what cost to other wildlife and other land use activities. Now perhaps we can start to focus on real wildlife management instead of wildlife rescue and demise. Hopefully social media will report that, at least they tried.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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sawmill
Trap and breed and release. Or, write them off. Used to be nothing but Boo up around Hazelton in the late 1800`s. No moose. Then the boo started migrating and dieing off. Not from logging either, we are talking 1890`s. They are a weak species. Save money, let them fade away, it`s not like anyone on this site has ever hunted this south herd. OK, maybe a very few but I can`t remember seeing a season.
They use to be on LEH I had a draw, I think maybe even open season at one time but not sure on that.
Re: Selkirk Caribou close to Extinct
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J_T
Finally. Of course it would be great to establish a viable and sustainable Cariboo population anywhere. However, at what cost? At what cost to other wildlife and other land use activities. Now perhaps we can start to focus on real wildlife management instead of wildlife rescue and demise. Hopefully social media will report that, at least they tried.
This^^^^^ and what other's have said.
Time to let it go.
Time to "use this" to show what can happen if nothing is done "everywhere else".
And, it can now prove, "That Hunting (Regulated Hunting) had 0 to with this species demise in the Region".
But, disappointing that they were lost in this day and age.