Agreements minimize the risk of a federal emergency order, which could see caribou habitat being closed off
An agreement has been reached between the federal, provincial and two First Nations to offer temporary protection to the central caribou population in British Columbia while a long-term plan is developed.
Doug Donaldson, B.C.’s minister of forests, lands, natural resource operations and rural development, said the agreements include tangible measures that are rooted in the “best available science and traditional knowledge.”The measures include additional protected area, establishment of a recovery committee with representatives from the federal and provincial governments as well as First Nations, recreational management, predator control and reduction of disturbances.
The B.C. government is seeking consultation and feedback until the end of April on the two draft caribou recovery agreements. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said the federal government is working with British Columbia and First Nations to ensure that the southern mountain caribou, a species at risk that is facing imminent threat, gets the help it needs while also providing appropriate support to local communities and workers in B.C.Chief Ken Cameron of the Saulteau First Nations said it was a “powerful moment in history and a turning point for B.C. and Canada and First Nations.
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