Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The caribou that the Member refers to is on Southampton Island. I am aware that the domestic annual take of caribou by Coral Harbour is about 750 animals a year. Based on our records, it is probably 200 to 300 either way. The commercial take is about 1,000 caribou a year. The actual quota is 3,000. So, we know that because there are no wolves on the island, that we know of, there are no predators for those caribou. They are in caribou heaven right now.
They will simply die of old age, disease or from starvation if they become so overpopulated that their supply of food runs out. Again, it is a question that we are worried about. We need to do something about the number of caribou on that island. It is not for us to suggest what the solution is. You either introduce predators or you have an annual harvest of animals from this herd. We just set the quota. We don't actually create the market or get people to buy. The NWT Development Corporation, for instance, buys meat, sets a price for it and decides how many animals they need a year. We just set a quota. Thank you.