Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault sets May 1st deadline for Quebec to release caribou protection strategy, threatening federal decree if woodland caribou population continues to decline.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has given Quebec a May 1st deadline to release their long-delayed caribou protection strategy. If the animals are deemed at risk of extinction, Guilbeault will seek a federal decree to protect them, as Quebec's woodland caribou population has significantly declined due to habitat destruction, industrial activity, and increased predation.