Nunavut Mine's Study on Caribou Roundly Rejected

A scientific analysis commissioned by Agnico Eagle that found the mining road near Meliadine Mine in the Kivalliq region is having virtually no impact on migrating caribou is being roundly criticized by Nunavut agencies, according to CBC.

"It became pretty clear that they're not analyzing data correctly," Clayton Tartak, research coordinator with the Kivalliq Wildlife Board, told CBC News. 

The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) commissioned a response to the analysis, which found "the conclusions premature and based on partial analysis, which lacks insight into caribou behaviour." 

The final hearing on Agnico's pipelines proposal is expected to be scheduled in the next two months, according to the Nunavut Impact Review Board's hearing process.