Maternity programs rebuild caribou herds, slowly but surely

Just a few years ago, a caribou calf born in the Klinse-Za herd in northern B.C. had one chance in 10 of surviving her first month.
About half are killed and eaten by wolves, a scene that is playing out for caribou across the province, said Scott McNay, a wildlife biologist.
For the past four years, McNay has worked with the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations, which are taking radical action to reverse the decline of the caribou by protecting cows and calves in “maternity pe