Thank you, Mr. Speaker. They say at night when it’s dark and cold outside and the stars are glittering like diamonds in the sky and you’re away from the communities, if you listen closely to the wind and the whispers of the wind you’ll hear the caribou asking us for our help, reminding us for centuries that they have helped provide life and subsistence to the people of the North. Now they are in a time of need and they’re asking us not to forget all that they have done for us over those very many centuries. Our job is to now come to the aid of the caribou in this, their time of need, to avoid the destruction of this particular herd because of various, very many causes. The numbers are so low, Mr. Speaker, that right now biologists and all the folks that do this indicate that any further taking of this herd or diminishment of this herd could imperil its very existence. We have to be there for the caribou. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 230-16(4): Caribou Management Measures
In the Legislative Assembly on February 1st, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 230-16(4): Caribou Management Measures
Oral Questions
January 31st, 2010
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