The reintroduction of boreal caribou as a conservation strategy: A long-term assessment at the southern range limit

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Martin-Hugues St-Laurent, Christian Dussault
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2012
• Subjects: boreal caribou reintroduction; Charlevoix herd; conservation tool; decline and extirpation; landscape disturbance; predator-prey relationships; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Mercer; Caribou Range; caribou; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.32.2.2261; https://doaj.org/article/af0aafe524204e70a488e0d6e0b4fd4b

Boreal caribou were extirpated from the Charlevoix region (Québec) in the 1920s because of hunting and poaching. In 1965, the Québec government initiated a caribou reintroduction program in Charlevoix. During the winters of 1966 and 1967, a total of 48 boreal caribou were captured, translocated by p...