 Socioecological controversy surrounding caribou conservation in the boreal forest 
The woodland caribou has become an object of media attention, particularly regarding conservation measures that raise issues of social acceptability. In the eyes of conservationists and many social and cultural groups, logging in the boreal forest areas—on which the woodland caribou herds depend—appears to be unacceptable. Moreover, in the eyes of the forestry stakeholders, both industrial players and the communities that depend on this sector, it seems just as unacceptable to undermine industrial forestry activities for the conservation of woodland caribou populations. Based on the concept of social acceptability, this study offers an analysis of the debates associated with the conservation of woodland caribou in Quebec. This contribution is based on the press review methodology, in which we highlight the arguments, justifications, and measures proposed by different groups of stakeholders according to the regimes of rationality in which they fit, so as to outline the social acceptability issues emerging from this controversy.