Mountain Caribou Recovery Project

• "In the hope of seeing the restoration of the mountain caribou to their former ranges in southern British Columbia and Idaho,  I have spent time creating their shapes in wire and pegging them firmly back into place."  - Grant Smith (artist)   

The last, few remaining mountain caribou in the South Purcell herd were removed or abandoned to their fate in 2019.  Less than 80 years ago, local residents remember seeing herds of mountain caribou numbering in the hundreds.  In the coming decades, we need actions to bring the mountain  caribou back to southeastern British Columbia and the United States:  The remaining stands of inland old growth temperate rain forest need to be protected from clear cut logging, abandoned forestry service roads need to be decomissioned, recreation in sensitve areas needs to be curtailed and protected wildlife corriders across neighbouring watersheds need to be created.