Provincial Government Secures $5.4 Million for Boreal Caribou Conservation

The Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources Gerry Byrne has announced details of a bi-lateral Caribou Conservation Agreement between the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Government of Canada.

Through this agreement, the Provincial Government was successful in leveraging $5.4 million from the Federal Government to guide future conservation and protection of Labrador’s Boreal Caribou – Mealy Mountains, Lac Joseph, and Red Wine caribou herds.

The agreement will guide a plan for the recovery and protection of boreal caribou in Labrador which focuses on research, monitoring, and Indigenous engagement for future management of Labrador’s boreal caribou. The plan is expected to be implemented over a period of four years.