Politicians and hunters and trappers organizations in Nunavut’s
Kivalliq region want to know how meat sales between regions in the
territory are impacting caribou populations — but right now, there’s no
way to track how much meat is being sold. 

That’s what Nunavut’s
Department of Environment told Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main in
a written response to questions asked in the legislature during the
fall.   

The
government can only track country food sales from commercially licensed
sellers. But a lot of caribou harvested in the Kivalliq are sold
privately through personal channels and social media.