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PAGE 8 â€" Prof studies northern animals and resources : A University ofâ€"Waterloo (UW) professor and his students spent part of this year tracking and shooting down wolves and caribou â€" not to kill them, but so following them would be easier. Dr. J. B. (John) Theberge, a biologist who teaches ecology and resource management in the faculty of environmental studies, has spent his last 10 summers in the north, studying various aspects of its ecology. _ _ _ The t}aéiing of wolves and caribou was accomplished by a technique known as "teleâ€" From a helicopter, target animals were tracked and shot with trnnqnélzers. Each animal was fitted with a radio collar while asleep. An antenna on the helicopter enabled Theberge and David Gauthier to follow the radio signal emitted from the collar. "Wolves can travel 100 miles in a single night, so tracking them on foot is impractical," Theberge said. Theberge and Gauthier received $200,000 from the governments of Canada and the Yukon to study the effects of predation â€" by wolf, grizzly bear and man â€" on the caribou. As it is, caribou are not very productive; they mature late, give birth to only one calf at a time, and are plaqued by a high calf mortality rate. Man‘s presence just tips the scales against caribou survival, according to Theberge. Roads currently being built to improve access to gold claims, mines and oil explorations provide improved access for hunters and very often result in declining numbers of animals. _ _ The -_Ea;;fiéhfi. along with Foothills Gas Pipelines Ltd. (the builder o(_ th_e Yukon portion of _ Theberge said the pipeline will do more than just "affect‘ the caribou: "If the pipeline goes through, and is elevated, the herd will probably not survive." reéé;féh. he co;npleted another on important areas in the Yukon, with UW‘s dean of environâ€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1981 anytime: 1â€"800â€"268â€"6362 Ask for operator 508. In B.C., call toll free anytime 112â€"800â€"268â€"6362 For a free brochure. call toll free Ask for operator 508 mental studies, Dr. Gordon Nelson. . Entitled "Environmentally Significant Areas," the report was written by Drs. Theberge, Nelson, and Terry Fenge, with the help of 10 graduate planners and geographers. . _ _ Their mandate was to identify a system of environmentally significant areas that should be converted into national parks or conservation "Bit by bit we‘re losing our wilderness heritage,‘" Theberge explained. ‘"The last act of the Carter administration was to declare 25 per cent of Alaskan lands national interest lands. I think Canada should do the same."‘ Because of proposed "megaâ€"projects‘" in minâ€" ing and petroleum explorations, he feels Canada should move quickly to prevent the Yukon‘s environmental demise. _ The criteria for a parcel of land being declared as environmentally significant include the wildâ€" life, scenery, land formations and endangered species. . _ Although the study claims about 25 per cent of the Yukon as environmentally significant, Theâ€" berge said that in most cases these areas are not earmarked for exploration. "‘_‘fiaâ€"t_i;é,-étivirofimemal, petroleum and mining interests must coâ€"operate to design a planned future for the north that caters to all interests," he said. PERFECT NOW. PERFECT FOR YOUR | FUTURE. Universal Life from Dominion Life is like no other kind of life insurance. You can design a policy to suit your needs now â€" and change it in the future ... increase or decrease insurance, add riders, increase or decrease premiums â€" even stop paying . premiumsâ€" annual reporting, and much more. THE DOMINION LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY â€" All in one policy â€" Call for details today. Waterloo Branch e EXERCISES e INSTRUCTION e FREE COFFEE 341 MARSLAND DRIVE â€" wWaATERLOO PHONE 886â€"7777 886â€"1234 3 Verp Metty 9 Christmas We wish you and your family ME J A M KK A \\ Waterioo Square â€" 886â€"1 250 FOR MENZ xT h0512