Tthe impact is clear on the sanctuary’s 2,000 to 3,000 bison — Canada’s last herd of genetically pure, tuberculosis−free wood bison, considered a species at risk.
After 15 years, the Indigenous-led conservation and land management plan for the Northwest Territories’ southern Mackenzie River Valley could become a reality.
On a cool wet morning in Tuktoyaktuk, I rode with the polar bear hunter. It was tied to what was about to happen to the town, and how it would open up the place to visitors.