(Sima Sahar Zerehi/CBC)Evans, who also chairs the Beverly-Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board, is one of a few northern leaders calling for more protections for critical caribou calving grounds throughout the N.W.T. is home to three barren-ground caribou calving grounds in the high Arctic. is home to three caribou calving grounds, highlighted in darker colours on this map. The territory also hosts ongoing meetings with Nunavut leadership to collaborate on how to support threatened barren-ground caribou herds. 'Protect calving grounds in your own country'Five other barren-ground caribou herds calve in Nunavut in the spring, then migrate south to the N.W.T.

Source: CBC News September 14, 2020 09:56 UTC