Government making more moose population problems with new peat strip mines
WINNIPEG--The Wilderness Committee is calling attention to the Manitoba government's contradictory actions on moose populations in Manitoba, after the government announced another hunting ban on moose late this afternoon.
“I have a simple idea for the government on moose management: stop allowing strip mines in moose habitat, stop allowing mineral exploration roads in moose habitat, and stop allowing all-weather logging roads to be built and left in moose habitat,” said Eric Reder, Campaign Director for the Wilderness Committee.
Last spring, the Wilderness Committee warned the government of mineral exploration roads bulldozed through moose habitat in and near Nopiming Provincial Park. This is the same region affected by today’s moose hunting ban. Over the last year, the government has given license for 45 square kilometers of peat strip mines in one of the last remaining strongholds for moose: the lowlands between Fisher River, Riverton, and Pine Dock.
“Learn from the mistakes of the past: when you open up and destroy moose habitat, you will destroy your moose population,” said Reder.
The Wilderness Committee is calling on the government to suspend all newly issued licenses for peat mines, until the impact of their operations on moose populations can be satisfactorily addressed.
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For more information, contact Eric Reder: 204-942-9292
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