The Ministère would like to inform its clientele that, from now on, when satellite telemetry maps of caribou migrations are purchased, only movements of the Rivière-aux-Feuilles herd can be monitored. In view of the overriding concern regarding the Rivière-George herd, the Ministère has decided to stop publishing the data related to that herd. Maps of the Rivière-aux-Feuilles caribou herd migrations may be purchased at a cost of 2 $ per copy from the Géoboutique Québec, using the procedure in place since November 16th, 2010. For more information or for guidance on making an on-line purchase, feel free to contact Customer Service at the Géoboutique Québec.
The satellite map shows the movements of the caribou herds. Only caribou aged at least 1 year old are tracked. The map provides evolutionary data, as caribou move continuously over their northern ranges. The arrows show the direction of movement since the latzest location. Explanations and cautions about interpreting migratory data on caribou appear below.
The maps do not represent the actual herd distribution. They only provide a very approximate idea of caribou migration :
only 100 satellite collars are used to track a population of about one million caribou;
a caribou equipped with a satellite collar can travel up to 350 km between satellite signal reception and map publication;
the detection of a collar provides no information as to the number of caribou in a given sector;
these maps should not be used for your navigation purposes in the North.
