Caribou herds in B.C. and Alberta have grown nearly 50%, mostly due to wolf culls, study finds

Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades.

Caribou herds in B.C. and Alberta have grown nearly 50%, mostly due to wolf culls, study finds
A group of caribou on a snowy, forested slope.

Fresh research suggests Western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing. But the same paper concludes the biggest reason for the rebound is the slaughter of hundreds of wolves, a policy that will likely have to continue for decades.