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GN raises Baffin Island caribou quota to 6,000

Summary by Nunatsiaq News
The number of caribou that hunters will be allowed to harvest this season on Baffin Island has jumped dramatically following substantial growth in the animal’s estimated population. The prior hunting restriction of 550 caribou per season has now been raised to 6,000, the Nunavut Government announced Aug. 13 in a news release. That amounts to approximately 12 per cent of the estimated population there. This decision goes against a recommendation …
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Nunatsiaq News broke the news in Nunavut, Canada on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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