Canada: Scientists assess paths toward maintaining British Columbia caribou until habitat recovers

Published 2024년 4월 20일

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Recent research led by Dr. Clayton Lamb published in Ecological Applications reveals a precarious recovery of the southern mountain caribou populations in Western Canada, with a 52 percent increase attributed to intensive conservation efforts, despite an overall 51 percent decline since 1991. The study identifies habitat loss as the main cause of this decline, stressing that while habitat restoration is vital, it will take decades to impact caribou populations positively. In the meantime, strategies such as maternal penning, supplemental feeding, and predator control have been crucial for the species' survival. The research highlights the urgent need for ongoing conservation measures to avert the extinction of these threatened large mammals.
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Thanks to drastic and evidence-based solutions, more southern mountain caribou roam Western Canada today than in previous decades; however, herd numbers are too fragile to sustain themselves without continued intervention.That begins the conclusion of a new research paper published in Ecological Applications on Thursday by a team of wildlife and biodiversity researchers led by Dr. Clayton Lamb, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC Okanagan and Wildlife Scientist at Biodiversity Pathways."We did this analysis with full understanding and agreement that habitat loss is the primary driver of caribou declines," says Dr. Lamb. "But the reality is that habitat restoration, even once complete, will take decades to produce the mature forests and low predator densities caribou need to survive. In the meantime, we need evidence-based actions to sustain caribou while we expedite habitat conservation and restoration."Researchers found that while caribou have declined dramatically over the past few ...
Source: Phys

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