New study reduces threat level for caribou in Alberta's oilsands country
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 16:00
in Earth & Climate
(Edmonton) A University of Alberta researcher has co-written an extensive study of the caribou population in the Fort McMurray oilsands region that show the animals' survival isn't as threatened as was perceived in the past. The study recommends efforts to manage human activity around resource development before resorting to the drastic measure of a wolf kill.