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Manitoba's
Conservation and Recovery Strategy for Boreal Woodland Caribou
Boreal
woodland caribou once roamed throughout the boreal forest
of Manitoba. Historically, they ranged from the south-eastern
Manitoba/Minnesota border to south of Wapusk National Park.
Now, woodland caribou no longer occur south of the Winnipeg
River in south-eastern Manitoba. The disappearance of woodland
caribou from the southern parts of their historical range
can be attributed to varying degrees of impact by human
activities. Today, major threats to boreal woodland caribou
are habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.
Boreal woodland caribou were listed as "threatened"
under the federal government's Species at Risk Act (SARA)
in 2003. Currently, the population of woodland caribou in
Manitoba is estimated to be between 1,800 and 3,150. In
Manitoba, caribou management programs have been in place
for many years and have been instrumental in the survival
of this species.
Manitoba's
Conservation and Recovery Strategy for Boreal Woodland Caribou
outlines the guiding principles, and the recovery goals
and objectives that have been developed by the provincial
recovery team from Manitoba Conservation. This strategy
is essential to conserving and recovering boreal woodland
caribou and their habitats.
Manitoba is also working with other provinces,
territories and the federal government in developing a national
woodland caribou recovery strategy for the conservation
of this majestic species.
Final
Test Results for the Manitoba CWD Surveillance Program -
All Samples Negative
Manitoba Conservation, Wildlife and Ecosystem
Protection Branch collected and tested 4,324 hunter harvested
white-tailed deer samples and 1,472 hunter harvested elk
samples for chronic wasting
disease (CWD). Final test results determined that all
samples were negative for the disease. The Wildlife &
Ecosystem Protection Branch wishes to thank all hunters
who participated in this important disease surveillance
program. .
Staying
Safe in Bear Country
Black
bears are part of our heritage. Manitoba has a healthy
black-bear population, and we need to ensure that it remains
that way. To
coexist in harmony with bears, we must remember that
the bear is a wild animal and we must do our part to minimize
the chances of an undesirable bear
encounter.
"Removing
the Attractant Removes the Bear" (147 KB) and the
brochure "Black
Bear Encounters" (254 KB) are available online
as PDF documents.
Resident
Waterfowl Hunting Opportunity Expanded in 2004
Manitoba Conservation
has expanded resident waterfowl
hunting in Game Hunting Area 38 (inside the perimeter
highway around Winnipeg), to include the R.M.s of Rosser
and Macdonald. Waterfowl hunting in this area is open to
residents of Manitoba only. The area will be open on September
1 for the Youth
Waterfowler Heritage season and September 8 for the
general waterfowl season. The hours for hunting and the
bag limits are the same as those in place for resident hunting
in the remainder of the province.
All waterfowl
hunters are reminded to:
- purchase the 2004 Manitoba
Game Bird Hunting Licence and the 2004 federal Migratory
Game Bird Hunting Permit and Habitat Conservation Stamp.
- obtain the map showing
the Restricted Firearm Discharge Areas for both R.Ms.
- acquire landowner permission
before hunting, (written landowner permission is a requirement
of the R.M. of Rosser bylaws).
The licence,
permit, and map are available from most licence vendors
in and around Winnipeg, and most Manitoba
Conservation offices.
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