Newfoundland's Woodland Caribou

Canada's Newfoundland caribou population is currently the only woodland caribou population in North America that is not protected under endangered species legislation. This makes Newfoundland the only place where non-residents can legally hunt woodland caribou, though these opportunities have diminished over the last decade. In the late 1990s, there were about 100,000 caribou on the island of Newfoundland. This population has declined by about 65% in the past 15 years. Despite some positive signals in recent years and evidence that the decline is slowing, the population is predicted to continue to decline slowly for the next several years.