New Caribou Hunting Zone Established and Opened for Hunting in Labrador

Dr. Rex Gibbons, Minister of Natural Resources, announced today that a new caribou zone (Grand Lake Caribou Zone) has been established and is opened for hunting, effective immediately. The minister noted that the new zone, generally, is bounded in the west and south by the lower part of the Naskaupi River and southern shore of Grand Lake above Cape Caribou and in the east, on a line from Cape Caribou to Mokami Hill and beyond. Hunters are advised to obtain a detailed description of the zone from the Regional Wildlife Officer at Happy Valley/Goose Bay (709) 896-2732, before engaging in the hunt. Dr. Gibbons advised that the new zone was established in response to an apparent shift this winter in distribution of the George River caribou herd. Large numbers of the herd now occupy the new Grand Lake Caribou Zone, well south and east of the normal winter distribution pattern. Wildlife staff will continue to monitor the movement of the George River caribou herd and hunters are advised that additional areas may be created and/or opened as the herd migration continues and closed as appropriate. The minister is pleased to offer the additional hunting opportunities.

Contact: Derek LeBoubon, Regional Wildlife Manager, Happy Valley/Goose Bay, (709) 896-2732; or Oscar Forsey, Wildlife Biologist, Gander, (709) 651-2055.

1996 01 05 2:40 p.m.