Woodland Caribou Habitat Policy

Forestry groups are sounding the alarm over Ontario's Endangered Species Act again.

The Ontario Forest Industries Association says new regulations protecting Woodland Caribou could remove thousands of hectares of wood fibre from harvesting.

Scott Jackson is a researcher for the OFIA and says the loss of wood supply will mean direct job losses for the region.

The OFIA recently conducted an impact study on the new regulationsfor Woodland Caribou, and Jackson says about a third of the availablewood supply could be affected in northern Ontario.