Quebec biologists accuse elected officials of lacking courage and vision in protecting caribou. In a brief, they denounce in particular the violation of laws and regulations by the government and its inaction for at least thirty years concerning this emblematic endangered species.
The Association of Biologists thus expresses itself on government pilot projects aimed at protecting the populations of woodland caribou in Charlevoix and mountain caribou in Gaspésie.
These pilot projects will be far from sufficient, believes the association.
According to the president of the association, Amélie Goulet, leaders have been afraid of weakening the forestry industry in recent decades, but in her eyes, we should stop pitting the preservation of caribou habitat against the economy. .
The association notably requires an assessment from independent experts on the losses to be expected in the industry with the implementation of conservation measures for the species.
