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WEEKEND Friday August 31, 2012
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VOL. 23 NO. 34
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voyageur canoes on the water
Listening to the sea at Scout Island..........................Page A20
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Locals enjoyed a paddle around Scout Island in voyageur canoes August 23. The Cariboo Chilcotin Voyageur Society provided two canoes for the excursions. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo
Agreement reached on moose hunting Additional moose management measures were announced Thursday for the Tl’etinqox-t’in Territory in the Chilcotin. The B.C. government and the Tl’etinqox-t’in Government Office (Anaham Band) have resolved to immediately implement a joint resource stewardship plan to recover the moose population in the Anaham Range, and mitigate potential causes for their recent decline. While specific elements of a resource stewardship plan are being finalized, the government outlined some aspects of the plan in a press release issued Thursday. They include allowing the B.C. government and the Tl’etinqox to work together with forest industry and wildlife stakeholders to reduce
land use and hunting impacts that have resulted in unusually low moose densities in this area. The ministry and the Tl’etinqox will jointly engage in hunter harvest monitoring, and management of predators and feral horses. In co-operation with forest companies operating in the area, road deactivation plans to manage access to sensitive moose habitat will start without delay. Forest companies have also agreed to schedule their forest harvesting activities to avoid conflict with guide outfitters operating in the area. The Tl’etinqox-t’in Government Office confirms there will be no disruptions to the 2012 Limited Entry Hunt.
The ministry has commissioned an independent analysis of moose management in the Cariboo, and results of that work will help inform future management decisions. Numbers of Limited Entry Hunt authorizations for moose will be re-evaluated for the 2013 season, in line with a reduced annual allowable harvest. The B.C. government and the Tl’etinqox-t’in Government Office also confirm their intention to continue working collaboratively into the future on issues of wildlife and habitat management. “These actions ensure certainty for all those with an interest in wildlife management in the Anaham Range. More importantly they are concrete steps in establishing
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the long term sustainability of the moose population in the region,” said Steve Thompson, Minister of Forests, Lands And Natural Resource Operations. Tl’etinqox-t’in Chief Joe Alphonse said the conservation and sustainability of moose is a common concern of all involved. “We need to see moose in our backyards 100 years from now. This has been a long process, and I am heartened that we have come to an agreement. The Tl’etinqox Government Office will not have to resort to actions to block moose hunting activities. The plan announced today addresses the need for specific stewardship strategies that focuses on our Aboriginal traditions and land values.”