Environment and wildlife groups get funding

A group that wants to track the movement of Manitoba's woodland caribou by using GPS collars is among six organizations that recently received funding from the province for environmental and wildlife projects. Manitoba Conservation announced today the latest group of recipients for funding from its Special Conservation and Endangered Species Fund. Among the funded organizations is the Manitoba Model Forest, which received $25,000 to buy collars outfitted with global positioning systems. The group hopes to put the collars on woodland caribou, an animal with a small presence in eastern Manitoba's forests. The project is designed to monitor their movements and habitat use in order to ensure that the population is sustained.