Public Advisory: Caribou Surveys Underway in Central and Eastern Newfoundland

Press Release

February 11, 2026

Over the coming weeks, wildlife officials with the Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands will be conducting caribou surveys using low-level flying aircraft in the following areas:

• Cape Shore
• Southeast Avalon Peninsula (focusing on the Avalon Wilderness Reserve)
• Burin Peninsula
• Gander region

Some caribou will be marked with temporary red, orange or blue paint as part of the survey requirements. The paint does not impact caribou – it will remain on the animals for the winter and will be shed with their winter coats in the spring.

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