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🇨🇦 Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’

The Ross River Dena Council says the decision is meant to protect caribou from industrial development

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ross-river-finlayson-caribou-ecological-person-9.7150529

Yukon First Nation declares caribou herd to be ‘living ecological person’ | CBC News

With a proposed mine on its traditional territory, the Ross River Dena Council wants additional protection for the Finlayson caribou herd. It says the declaration reinforces its role as "guardians" of the herd.

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