Manitoba 'Bou Book event

Dec 29, 2008

My friends at CPAWS Manitoba invited author (and former CPAWS board member) Justina Ray to talk about her new book, Caribou and the North: A Shared Future.  It sounds like it was a great night! Here's their report:

On November 20th, CPAWS Manitoba held its Caribou: Our Shared North event at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Over 200 gathered to learn more about Woodland caribou from featured speaker Dr. Justina Ray and listen to the voice and song of Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter James Keelaghan.

Dr. Ray, co-author of Caribou and the North: A Shared Future, delivered a strong message concerning the fate of canada's caribou. Stating the urgent need to protect their remaining boreal forest habitat, Dr. Ray points out that Boreal woodland caribou are a species that only thrive in intact ecosystems. Caribou therefore serve as litmus test to the health of the Boreal forest which is increasingly under pressure from industrial activity. Here in Manitoba we have some of the most important remaining boreal forest. Dr. Ray insists, "It's crucial that decisions for conservation be made before development takes place, while we still have the opportunity to do so."

The CPAWS Manitoba staff and board would like to sincerely thank the speakers, sponsors, volunteers, and guests for making it a truly special night.

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