Re: Advocate for Caribou before June 15th at 4pm!
"Does anyone in the know truly believe they can be recovered?"
I think the answer to that is yes, based on what I've heard one caribou bio say. Much of the habitat that was logged and as a result improved for moose/whitetails has been almost exploited - meaning the logging will stop for a good while, the moose/deer habitat will degrade and the caribou will be able to get a bit more breathing room. That's not a super big light at the end of the tunnel, but it was the concrete bright spot he could point to.
It won't be easy. It'll take more maternal penning, more predator control, more access restrictions, etc., but at least in some areas there is light at the end of the tunnel.
"the limited budget and political mandate wildlife management has to work with"
That's as big a threat as wolves and habitat and has to be addressed as well, bringing us back to the OPs call to action.
Rob Chipman
"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders" - Ed Abbey
"Grown men do not need leaders" - also Ed Abbey