A workshop organized by WCS Canada the Canadian Boreal Initiative and was held February 28 and March 1, 2006 at the University of Ottawa with habitat needs of woodland caribou as the central focus.  The goal of the gathering was to explore how much consensus there is among caribou scientists about what is and what is not caribou habitat, and on parameters or thresholds for maintaining sufficient woodland caribou habitat in the face of large-scale anthropogenic disturbances.  Presently, there is much focus on woodland caribou conservation through the twin vehicles of land use planning (occurring at various scales across the country) and species recovery planning.  Therefore, it is an important time for scientists with caribou expertise to contribute to these important conservation decisions.  Workshop participants considered how current knowledge might inform woodland caribou conservation and management processes.  Limits in current knowledge were also identified and used to develop a future research agenda. Download