Cape Breton moose cull to resume weeks after protests end first hunt

Mi'kmaqhunters could be back on North Mountain in Cape Breton HighlandsNational Park as soon as Wednesday toresume a cull of moose, Parks Canada said in a statement.

This comes less than a month after a first attempt at a cull was cut short whenprotestersentered the restricted hunting zone and confronted the aboriginal hunters.

The "moose population reduction program," as Parks Canada now calls it, is meant to cut the number of moose on the mountain to give the boreal forest a chance to regenerate.

The plan is to remove as much as 90 per cent of the moose population fromthe mountain over the next two years. That could be as many as 40 moose.

The harvest is being co-ordinatedbythe Uni'maki Institute of Natural Resources, based in Eskasoni.

Parks Canada has refused to do interviewssince deciding to resume the cull. It's not clear whether protests will resume.

The hunt will continue through Dec. 18.