Caribou

In British Columbia, the government has begun killing wolves in order to save the caribou

March 2, 2016Environment

The woodland caribou population in Canada is dwindling and conservationists fear the species’ extinction. But does that justify killing wolves, the animal’s main predator? It’s a question with no easy answers.

A Quebec City carnival-goer warms up with a cold one – Caribou on ice. Quebec consumes up to 5,000 cases of Caribou yearly, nearly all of it during the winter carnival, and most of that outdoors.

Quebec’s secret recipe for beating the cold? It’s Caribou.

February 13, 2014Lifestyle & Belief

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