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The Greater Vancouver Zoo supports the creation of conservation breeding programs for the recovery of the most vulnerable caribou populations. Caribou advocates are varied, but all share the dream of saving caribou. Some may be actively involved in caribou recovery, some may not yet. CCBF is working to identify and bring together caribou advocates to build a community focused on conservation breeding and build a brighter future for caribou.

“Caribou and the ecosystems they live in need help more than ever. Collectively, we can mitigate threats to their recovery through habitat protection and boost their population through conservation breeding.”

— Menita Prasad, Animal Care Manager, Greater Vancouver Zoo

Ecosystems around the world are being degraded at an unprecedented rate and biodiversity is vanishing. Caribou and the ecosystems they live in need help more than ever. Collectively, we can mitigate threats to their recovery through habitat protection and boost their populations through conservation breeding. Caribou are an umbrella species for their habitat. An umbrella species is a species which indirectly protects many other species that make up its ecological community and is a great indicator of the health of that community. Therefore caribou recovery must be prioritized, not just for the sake of the caribou themselves, but for the many other species of plants and animals that share their habitat.