To save caribou, Indigenous people confront difficult choices

A Canadian caribou herd is making a comeback—but the rescue plan is controversial.

This female caribou was the first in 2022 to be captured and relocated to a maternity pen high in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. The large pen, nestled in forest, gives pregnant mothers a protected space to give birth and rear their newborns. Once strong enough, mom and babies are released back to the wild.

BY NEIL SHEA

PHOTOGRAPHS BY RYAN DICKIE