A summer baby boom in the long-struggling George River caribou herd in Labrador and Quebec has led to an increase in population numbers — its first in more than 25 years.
A population census released Thursday by wildlife officials in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec estimates the herd’s population to be 8,100 animals, up from 2018’s estimate of 5,500 animals. It’s a big gain, but a far cry from the herd’s historic high of more than 750,000 animals.
“When we were informed last week, it was hard to contain myself,” said George Flowers, minister of lands and natural resources with the Nunatsiavut government, Labrador’s Inuit government.
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A population census released Thursday by wildlife officials in Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec estimates the herd’s population to be 8,100 animals, up from 2018’s estimate of 5,500 animals. It’s a big gain, but a far cry from the herd’s historic high of more than 750,000 animals.
“When we were informed last week, it was hard to contain myself,” said George Flowers, minister of lands and natural resources with the Nunatsiavut government, Labrador’s Inuit government.
https://globalnews-ca.cdn.ampprojec...s/7399481/labrador-caribou-numbers-spike/amp/