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Tlicho calls off Bathurst caribou harvest to protect dwindling herd 0
- Environment
- October 26, 2015
The Tlicho Government is doing its part to protect the Bathurst caribou herd by not harvesting during the 2015-16 season.

By Dali Carmichael
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Our world is changing, action is needed 0
- Editorial
- October 5, 2015
Why are our rivers so low, what is happening to our water and what does that mean for the future? Each year there is a spring flood in April. The snow drains from the land in spring and supercharged streams fill their banks, turn into small rivers and together rush toward lower ground, becoming waterways in their journey to the sea. Rivers peak, pushing out the ice, then run swollen and dirty well into May.

By Northern Journal
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Bathurst, Bluenose-East caribou still in decline: report 0
- Environment
- August 24, 2015
An update on barren ground caribou populations holds more bad news for herd management and harvesters in the NWT.

By Meagan Wohlberg
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Guardians of the northern pelicans celebrate 40 years 1
- Environment
- May 4, 2015
The first spring pelican to swoop its wide sweeping wings over Fort Smith on Apr. 25, 2015 did so without much thought; after over a century of nesting on the rocky islands of the Slave River, the graceful white bird was likely preoccupied with leading its colony to its northern home.

By Meagan Wohlberg
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Statistics show NWT population decline in 2014 0
- Politics
- March 23, 2015
A Statistics Canada report on national population demographics released Mar. 18 showed a negative trend in the Northwest Territories as the number of residents in the territory continues to decline.

By Dali Carmichael
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Barren ground caribou numbers up, but not enough 0
- Environment
- November 13, 2012
Population surveys show most barren ground caribou herds are on the rise, but not enough to lift existing restrictions on harvesting, according to Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Michael Miltenberger.

By Meagan Wohlberg
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