Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou, Southern Mountain population (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in CanadaThe federal, provincial, and territorial government signatories under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (Government of Canada 1996) agreed to establish complementary legislation and programs that provide for effective protection of species at risk throughout Canada. Under the Species at Risk Act (S.C. 2002, c.29) (SARA) (Government of Canada 2002), the federal competent ministers are responsible for the preparation of recovery strategies for listed Extirpated, Endangered, and Threatened species and are required to report on progress five years after the publication of the final document on the Species at Risk Public Registry (Government of Canada 2013).
Success in the recovery of southern mountain caribou depends on the commitment and cooperation of many different constituencies that will be involved in implementing the directions set out in this strategy and will not be achieved by Environment Canada, the Parks Canada Agency, or any other jurisdiction alone. The Provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, Aboriginal peoples, industry and others play an important role in managing natural resources and wildlife where southern mountain caribou are found. All Canadians are invited to join in supporting and implementing this strategy for the benefit of the southern mountain caribou population and Canadian society as a whole.
