When we think about endangered animals, immediately our thoughts are of birds, turtles, frogs, fish - small creatures whose habitats we can see being demolished every time they throw up a new freeway or condo tower. But other animals may be threatened by man's encroachment into their territory, some of whom aren't tiny at all. For these beasts it has become a question... a question of survival!


Yes! It's definitely a question of survival if you happen to be seeing this scene in real life - for the caribou. You? You're fine, caribou are not gonna bother you. These aren't moose we're talking about here!


You know the parts of Canada where most of the people live? Well keep going north. No, keep going. Whoops, you ran out of roads. Keep going. Almost there.


Okay, I can see "Tuktu" and "Deer," but how do they get "Ethan?" I'm gonna say either Ethan Hawke the actor, or Ethan Frome the Edith Wharton novel.


Some real equivocation with the "seems to" in the text here. You think they're just pawing the snow randomly? Give them caribou some credit!


Caribou are important because they are literally a Wal-Mart with antlers. You need it, the caribou has it - clothes, fuel, food, hardware, tools. Some disassembly and re-assembly required, of course.


Unexplained auto damage, bad cell reception, confusing credit rating difficulty, mysteriously slaughtered livestock - "could it be wolves?" is the right question to ask in just about any situation.


Sure, caribou deal with wolves and ice and cliffs and deep water, but they still manage to survive those dangers. There's only one thing to blame for the dwinding barren-ground caribou numbers, and that thing is you, the reader. Put down that rifle already!


Trying to think of exactly how spearing a caribou in the middle of the lake leads to anything but a caribou on the bottom of the lake. What was your plan, tow it back to shore? You don't exactly have a 50 horsepower Evinrude on that boat!


"It's not that I'm a lousy shot. It's this darn inferior rifle of mine!" Sure, buddy.


I hope when *my* partially-dismembered corpse is found lying on the snow, someone has the presence of mind to say "Think of the waste of good meat!"


Caribou can't live in burned-over areas, and must move away to find food other places? Huh. You know who also can't live in burned-over areas? Everybody else.


That's right, MAN is the greatest predator! We're NUMBER ONE!


People are the natural predator of the caribou, so more people means fewer caribou. This is just the food chain in action, gang. If the polar bears don't want to play their part and help even things out, well, that is not our fault.


"Back in the day I could take my furs right to the local Hudson's Bay and get cash on the barrelhead. Now the Bay just sells food processors and perfume! How am I supposed to set a trapline for a Cuisinart?"


In some areas people can earn money building homes. These areas include more or less the entire planet Earth.


Construction projects require many new employees with many new skills and many new hospitals to take care of these new employees, because some if not all of these construction projects are kind of dangerous.


How can hunters help the caribou survive? Stop blasting more caribou than you can possibly haul back! Sure, we're back up to a million or so, but that doesn't mean you should keep wasting shells because you like the loud sound and there isn't much else to do out there but swat blackflies.


Some communities have freezers where you can store your meat. This particular freezer is known as "Canada." Because it's cold. Get it?


"Sure, we know, there aren't as many caribou around. Here's some flour. Hope you like pancakes!"


Dear Uncle and Aunt, YOU can help bring the caribou back, if only you'd be more cautious with fires and with firearms. In fact, that's good advice wherever you live. See you next summer! Yours truly, Mister Kitty.

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