Baffin Island caribou hunt halted as quota reached

The government of Nunavut has halted the 2019-2020 Baffin Island caribou hunt as the harvest limit has been reached.

In an announcement Tuesday morning, the government also said any remaining tags are to be returned to the local wildlife office, or hunters and trappers organizations.

In August 2015, the government put the 250 total allowable harvest quota in place, following a moratorium earlier that year.

A 2012 aerial survey showed the herd's numbers had decreased byup to 95 per cent from estimates in the 1990s.

The government warned any more harvesting of Baffin Island caribou this season would be against the law.