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AUDIO about Environment posted on June 22, 2010 by stimulator
Forest agreement will not save woodland caribou
Stan Boutin interviewed by Lorraine Chisholm of RedEye Radio
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The caribou face extinction if their habitat is not protected
The Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement has been hailed as a historic deal that could save a significant amount of caribou habitat. Stan Boutin is a professor of biological sciences at the University of Alberta. He says much more needs to be done to save the remaining herds of caribou in Canada's western provinces.
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