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The Legault government will announce elements of its woodland caribou protection strategy
After years of waiting and several postponements, the Legault government should finally announce elements of its woodland caribou protection strategy shortly. Efforts should initially focus on populations on the verge…
Extension of Assomption-Souligny | Montreal plans to raze part of the Steinberg woodland
Montreal plans to extend Boulevard de l’Assomption passing through the Steinberg woodland, which risks destroying part of this natural environment, to the great dismay of residents of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve calling for…
The extension of Boulevard de l’Assomption will partly destroy the Steinberg woodland
The extension of Boulevard de l’Assomption cannot be done without partially destroying the Steinberg woodland, one of the last natural environments in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, according to the different project scenarios obtained…
Quebec’s strategy for the protection of woodland caribou is still postponed
The Legault government is once again postponing the publication of the draft government “strategy” to try to avoid the disappearance of the woodland caribou. Protecting the threatened deer will involve…
Woodland and mountain caribou | What if we asked the question differently?
Neither an expert in biology nor in the environment, I think about the issues of our society and, on a smaller scale, those of my adopted territory, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Strongly shaken…
Hirondelles Woodland | Senator Paul Massicotte victim of disguised expropriation, concludes the Superior Court
After a long legal saga, Senator Paul Massicotte has finally won a victory in the dispute between him and the City of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, on the South Shore. The Superior Court…
Woodland caribou: a modulated strategy will be implemented
The Quebec strategy for the protection of woodland caribou worries many in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Minister Benoit Charette tried to be reassuring on Thursday during his visit to Roberval. The Minister…
A woodland in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve will be destroyed for a real estate developer
At a time when the greening of Montreal is increasingly considered a priority for adapting to the impacts of the climate crisis, the City on Monday approved an “agreement” with…
Woodland Caribou of the North Shore | Quebec plans cuts in protected areas
Quebec is weighing the possibility of allocating to the forest industry volumes of wood to be harvested in sectors that are nevertheless targeted by forest-dwelling caribou protection measures, noted The…
Woodland caribou | Economic transition as a pathway
With the heated debate on the subject of woodland caribou, we must hear the cry from the heart of the regions in the face of the fears raised by the…
A new mine will be operated in the “critical habitat” of the woodland caribou
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault on Monday approved a major open-pit mining project in Quebec that will operate in an area considered “critical habitat” for woodland caribou, and more specifically…
“Local extinction” in sight for a large herd of woodland caribou
Inventory after inventory, we see that the situation of woodland caribou is getting worse in Quebec. The new data published Monday by the Legault government thus reveal that a large…
Woodland caribou | The limits of the bipolar conception of forestry
The woodland caribou has been designated as a vulnerable species for 18 years. Its population has continued to decline for 18 years. In the meantime, there was the Sustainable Development…
Woodland threatened with deforestation: a fence installed next to James Awad’s home
A fence was installed by the City of Terrebonne near land belonging to the organizer of the controversial Sunwing flight in December 2021, James William Awad, to protect a wooded…
Woodland and mountain caribou | “There is an urgent need to act”, says the report of the Independent Commission
Quebec must act without delay to ensure the survival of the caribou and must review its forest management, concludes the Independent Commission on Forest and Mountain Caribou, in a report…
Protection of woodland caribou | Quebec agrees to do more
Quebec gives in to pressure from Ottawa and agrees to do more to save the caribou, a species threatened with extinction. Posted at 9:00 a.m. Jean-Thomas Léveillé The Press The…
Seven woodland caribou were born in captivity in 2022
The woodland caribou herds of Charlevoix and Val-d’Or, penned up this winter given their status as endangered species, now have seven new calves. • Read also: What are we waiting…
Woodland caribou | births in captivity
The woodland caribou population has recently increased with the birth of several fawns in Charlevoix and Val-d’Or. Posted at 5:50 p.m. Eric-Pierre Champagne The Press The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife…
[Opinion] The conservation of woodland caribou is not a political issue
Several scientists have been denouncing for years the attitude and denial of the Government of Quebec, previous governments and other governments in Canada regarding the protection of woodland caribou, a…
Woodland caribou | Ottawa prepares to intervene
While the federal Minister of the Environment will be recommending an order under the Species at Risk Act to ensure the survival of woodland caribou, Quebec would once again be…