Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is the view of my department that there is ongoing concern about the future of the Peary caribou. As the Member has said, there has been a dramatic decline in the number of Peary caribou in the High Arctic over the last five years. However, we found that in our surveys over the summer that some of the Peary caribou have had calves and there are young calves surviving at this time, so there is some indication that there is some rebound you might say, of the Peary caribou on some of the islands. We know on one island the number of caribou is only at 75 which is still a concern. There is also a concern that the wolves on those islands could become a factor on how well the Peary caribou do on those particular islands. We have worked with, and are working with the Nunavut Wildlife Board and

other wildlife advisory councils, to put together a plan on exactly what we should do to ensure that the Peary caribou have every possible chance of rebounding and surviving. Thank you.