Pipelines a net BENEFIT to Caribou?

Ever read a story that raises a hew and cry that absolutely contradicts what you have seen with your own eyes? 1985,86 travelling on the oil and gas roads in NE BC. The caribou were prolific. Not bothered at all about pipelines, or traffic, sometimes we had to slow to a crawl to get through. Now understand, normally these caribou would winter up in the high country. Why were they wintering down below? Simple. Caribou need to see enemies afar off. They stay in the high country for that reason. The pipelines and the long straigth roadways became *PREFERRED* by the Caribou. The feed was far better, plus with long roads, they were able to satisfy their safety needs. I was forced to conclude the pipelines were a net benefit to the Caribou. After a few years, it occurred to me that my experience could have been the results of the infamous wolf cull. That Watson contemplated on a river bottom, and Suzuki openly mocks.

Owen Abrey