Arrow Lakes Caribou Society

The Maternity Pen Project, directed by the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society, is one of the management actions of ALCS, that assists in the recovery of Southern Mountain Central Selkirk Caribou.

The maternity pen, located in the Kuskanax Creek area, near Nakusp Hot Springs, is a safe environment for female caribou to bear and raise their calves, away from predators. Capture for the project will occur in the winter, and the caribou will then be released with their calves in July, when the calves are three to five weeks old.

For Information About Maternity Pen Operations, Read the Annual Summary

Learn More About the Central Selkirk Caribou Maternity Pen Project

Video 1:

The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society was pleased to work with Christine Nielsen on this video project showcasing the Central Selkirk Caribou Maternity Pen.

The video explains the importance of maternity penning for this species at risk, and details the project objectives moving forward into year two of maternity pen operations, and beyond.

Special thanks to all of the volunteers, donors, supporters and videographers Frankowski Pictures and Bohdan Doval and the video editor Carlo Alcos.

Video 2:

The Central Selkirk herd of southern mountain woodland caribou are a species at risk under the BC Species at Risk Act. The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society has taken action to recover this caribou herd by constructing a caribou maternity pen in the Selkirk Mountains near Nakusp, BC. The maternity pen and other recovery actions are leading to increased calf survival, and therefore, herd population increases and eventual recovery.

Thank you to Christine Nielsen, Bohdan Doval, Derek Frankowski, and Carlo Alcos for creating a beautiful video!

Thank you to our video funders for making this project possible.