Caribouman

Want to see a woodland caribou fight for its habitat, literally? The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society launched an unusual new campaign this morning designed to raise awareness about the need to protect caribou habitat in the Canadian boreal forest. CPAWS calls the stretch of caribou habitat in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec "the caribou belt," and using a sports analogy, has created a video campaign that shows a caribou character fighting to maintain that belt.

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society today launched a series of tongue-in-cheek videos focusing on the problems face by Woodland Caribou in Manitoba and across Canada.

CPAWS Manitoba wants viewers to write to Manitoba Premier Gary Doer to lobby his government to do more to protect caribou habitat from logging and other development.

To watch the video and learn more about CPAWS campaign go to http://caribouandyou.ca/action/videos.php. It features a caribou learning martial arts to survive.

Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, - Today the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is launching a series of new tongue in cheek videos aimed at helping caribou populations in three provinces. Forest dwelling woodland caribou are in danger right across the country, and some of the greatest opportunities for conservation lie in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Today, in these videos, a cousin of CPAWS’ very own Bou launches a quest to defend his belt. Caribou must win the fight against the destruction of his habitat in those three provinces ... (Read full article)

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Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, - Today the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is launching a series of new tongue in cheek videos aimed at helping caribou populations in three provinces. Forest dwelling woodland caribou are in danger right across the country, and some of the greatest opportunities for conservation lie in Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario. Today, in these videos, a cousin of CPAWS’ very own Bou launches a quest to defend his belt. Caribou must win the fight against the destruction of his habitat in those three provinces.

Defending his caribou belt

Today, the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the release of a groundbreaking scientific report from Environment Canada on Boreal caribou. The report underscores the importance of protecting large areas of habitat from human-caused threats in the Boreal Forest. It also confirms that threats to woodland caribou need to be managed at the range-level and significant parts of those ranges need to be protected.

The Environment Canada report, titled Scientific Review for the Identification of Critical Habitat for Woodland Caribou, shows that woodland caribou are in worse trouble than what was previously thought, the groups says.

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Winnipeg – Today, the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) welcomes the release of a groundbreaking scientific report from Environment Canada on Boreal caribou. The report underscores the importance of protecting large areas of habitat from human-caused threats in the Boreal Forest. It also confirms that threats to woodland caribou need to be managed at the range-level and significant parts of those ranges need to be protected.

It isn't part of his regular migration route, but Caribouman made a stop in Winnipeg to promote an important message yesterday.

He's furry, he's almost 2.5 meters tall, and he has antlers.

Meet CaribouMan. The furry mascot was at the Forks Saturday afternoon to educate people about his habitat, the Boreal Forest.

Winnipeg – Deeply concerned about the slow progress in protecting his Boreal forest home, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is bringing a large furry mascot, known as Caribouman, to The Forks to ask Manitobans to help save his habitat. Caribouman will be outside the Market Tower, Saturday, April 5th, from 2 – 4pm.