The GNWT has released the new population estimate for the Bathurst and Bluenose-East barren-ground caribou herds. These estimates are based on calving ground surveys conducted in June 2025, combined with herd composition surveys completed in late October 2025.
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Yellowknife –
November 13, 2025
News Releases
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Yellowknife –
August 14, 2025
Communiqué
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.
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Yellowknife –
May 30, 2025
Communiqué
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Species at Risk Committee.
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April 29, 2025
Communiqué
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Yellowknife –
April 2, 2025
Public Service Announcement
YELLOWKNIFE (April 2, 2025) – Applications for muskox tags are being accepted for the 2025-26 hunting season as of April 1, 2025.
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Yellowknife –
November 5, 2024
Communiqué
The attached release is being distributed on behalf of Northwest Territory Métis Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories
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Yellowknife –
August 28, 2024
News Releases
Released today, the independent third-party review of the unprecedented 2023 wildfire season and the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) wildfire response recommends enhancements to wildfire prevention, mitigation and response activities, many of which are already being implemented by
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Yellowknife –
August 15, 2024
News Releases
In an exciting collaboration between the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), residents from the Tłı̨chǫ region and Yellowknives Dene First Nation participated in a NASA research flight aboard the AFRC NASA802 aircraft today.
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Yellowknife –
August 15, 2024
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Yellowknife –
July 10, 2024
News Releases
The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP) is providing $2.2 million in 2024-25 to support thirty new or ongoing environmental monitoring and research projects.
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