Canada must act to save caribou from local extinction: Syilx Okanagan Nation

The Syilx Okanagan Nation is urging the federal government to issue an Emergency Protection Order for the endangered Southern Mountain caribou, warning that the remaining herds in its territory face extinction.
​Syilx Okanagan Nation previously petitioned the Government of Canada on June 1, making the request under Section 80 of the Species at Risk Act.
This comes after repeated warnings from the Syilx Okanagan Nation and scientists, who say habitat loss continues across the ranges of enda