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Wolf cull will not save threatened Canadian caribou

Study suggests Canadian government strategy is not enough to preserve caribou population in the boreal forest.

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Marris, E. Wolf cull will not save threatened Canadian caribou. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.16734

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