Thank you for your question.
First, in your preamble, you alluded to the fact that the species could disappear, which is false. The woodland caribou subspecies, found in Quebec, has 180,000 individuals and that number is growing. The order addresses only the boreal caribou ecotype, and even certain populations of that ecotype in particular have been selected to be protected for reasons that we will not get into here.
A protection strategy is definitely needed. It is very clear that the order addresses just one of a multitude of factors that influence the boreal caribou ecotype, namely the habitat. The idea was that putting the boreal caribou habitat under a glass dome would help achieve a certain result, but that is totally false. The boreal caribou ecotype is influenced by a host of factors, including climate change, forest management, of course, and predation. Obviously predators are the primary cause of death in the boreal caribou ecotype. There is also subsistence hunting and poaching, of course. These are things that can be controlled. However, there is currently no measure, not in the order or anywhere else, that addresses these factors. It should be noted that these factors fall under provincial jurisdiction, not federal.
The only way to come up with a plan that works is to address all the factors, especially the most significant ones, including predation.