Thank you for your question.
You are correct that all scientific evidence suggests that boreal caribou are dependent on mature forests and connected landscapes that allow them to escape from predators and access food supply, etc. The recovery strategy calls for greater than 65% undisturbed habitat to ensure 60% likelihood of survival.
Therefore, everything we do in negotiating with provinces on range planning is to look at ways to manage a forest to ensure there is a constant supply of older-age forests and connectivity among those forests. You are therefore correct in your understanding of the issue, and many provinces and their experts are developing their forest plans to achieve that goal.