Officers investigating illegal caribou hunting in Labrador

Resource Enforcement Officers have investigated two reports of illegally harvesting caribou in Labrador.

On February 28, officers responded to complaints of illegal caribou harvesting in Northern Labrador where they located snowmobilers and snowmobiles with several caribou and caribou parts in the area of a cabin.

The individuals were investigated in relation to illegal harvesting.

On March 10, officers investigated several snowmobilers for alleged illegal harvesting of caribou in Southeastern Labrador. Officers coordinated the response with support from the NunatuKavut Community Council and the Cartwright Office of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.