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Posted: Jan 02, 2021 9:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 2 The population of woodland caribou of the mountain ecotype in the Gaspé numbered 1000, in the 1950's. Quebec's wildlife ministry estimates there are just 75 left.(Denis Desjardins/SEPAQ) Quebec is expected to release a strategy for caribou conservation this spring, but some environmental groups are advocating for more ambitious measures before it's too late. A report by the Quebec Forest, Wildlife and Parks Ministry shows a decline in caribou populations in several regions of Quebec. In the Val D'Or region, there are fewer...