Quieter year for Nakusp caribou pen with 4 calves born, 1 early death

Quieter year for Nakusp caribou pen with 4 calves born, 1 early death

The southern mountain caribou maternity pen near Nakusp is exiting its 2026 season with half as many newborn calves as it produced last year. The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society (ALCS) shared on Monday, July 13, that four of nine cows at the Central Selkirk Caribou Maternity Pen, captured in March, showed signs of pregnancy this spring and each birthed one calf. The calves, born between May 28 and June 23, included three males. A female calf was als…