Saving the Caribou: West Central Alberta Closing in on Action

November 7, 2022

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Wild Lands Advocate article by: Gillian Steward

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For untold generations, hundreds, likely thousands of caribou roamed the old growth forests and alpine meadows of west central Alberta around Grande Prairie and Grande Cache. But those caribou herds have been dwindling for decades and could soon die out due to rapid industrial development of their habitat and feeding grounds. Today, their numbers are counted in the dozens.