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The Porcupine Caribou Herd's known range covers about 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 square miles) over areas in Alaska, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. Within this range there are currently 12 areas where different agencies have their own management regimes. To view a map and to obtain more information regarding the existing management regimes, please click here.
Management of the herd must take into consideration:
- 2 federal governments
- 3 state or territorial governments
- 8 native land claim agreements
- 5 national parks or preserves
- 2 native special management areas
- 2 specific ordinances
- Dempster Highway Area Development Act
- Federal Order-in-Council Withdrawal
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To help coordinate management, two Porcupine Caribou agreements have been set up, each creating a management board. In 1985, three governments and three native organizations signed the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement, creating the within-Canada
Porcupine Caribou Management Board. In 1987, Canada and the United States signed an International Conservation Agreement, creating the International Porcupine Caribou Board. In 1993, a Plan for the International Conservation of the Porcupine Caribou Herd was accepted as a framework for coordinating international aspects of managing the herd. |
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There are 5 management agencies which work on the herd: Canadian Wildlife Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Government of Yukon, Government of the Northwest Territories, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Research and logistics are coordinated by the Porcupine Caribou Technical Committee which consists of biologists from the 5 agencies.
For more information regarding the management of the Porcupine Caribou Herd please visit:
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