Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Canada supports caribou conservation in Nunavut

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Partnerships and collaboration are essential to monitor and conserve the caribou herds across Nunavut's vast and varied landscapes and seascapes.

Key Points: 
  • Partnerships and collaboration are essential to monitor and conserve the caribou herds across Nunavut's vast and varied landscapes and seascapes.
  • The investment also supports ongoing engagement activities in communities throughout Nunavut in partnership with regional wildlife and hunting organizations.
  • Peary Caribou are the smallest of all caribou subspecies and are found farther north than other subspecies of caribou in Canada in the Arctic.
  • Dolphin and Union Caribou are found only in Canada and migrate twice annually between the mainland and Victoria Island.