Caribou News Biweekly — June 5, 2025
From north and west: wildfire impacts, AI-based migration tool, conservation efforts and shrubbification…
Back in Whitehorse, and still busy with local shows as The EnviroSongsters. But the Caribou News must be shared! ~ R
Sections: • Canada North/Alaska • Canada West • Canada East
• Circumpolar (Reindeer) • Other Mentions •Educational Resources • Scholarly Research
Canada North and Alaska
Report: Caribou in Western Alaska could be negatively impacted by oil drilling in the region Alaska's News Source
Near the end of the Biden Administration, a non-profit conservation organization called The Wilderness Society released a detailed report…
Latest data shows 'significant increase' in Beverly caribou herd | CBC News
According to the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board, a population survey conducted in 2023 and published earlier this year estimated ...
Caribou board 'cautiously optimistic' about Beverly herd's growth - Cabin Radio
Estimated numbers of caribou in the Beverly herd rose by nearly 50000 from 2018 to 2023, according to figures published by a board that helps ...
Caribou (U.S. National Park Service) - National Park Service (portal to much info about Alaskan herds)
We monitor caribou in all the Arctic parks to:
Define seasonal ranges (calving, insect relief, summer, winter). Define migratory routes. Detect changes in range distribution over time…
Shrubs are taking over the Arctic. Will caribou suffer? | CBC.ca
As the Arctic continues to warm faster than anywhere else on Earth, the temperature shift is driving changes in plant life, which can have huge ...
New AI tool aids caribou conservation in a changing Arctic - Phys.org
Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou in the Canadian ...
New AI tool can help protect migration routes of endangered caribou in Arctic: Study
... caribou migration periods. It also ensures that caribou, a type of deer native to North America that is also known as reindeer in Eurasia, can ...
What determines caribou migration strategies? - National Park Service
Understanding what drives the movements of caribou can help biologists conserve caribou in Alaska. ... The ability of caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) ...
Canada West
West Moberly Secures Coal Tenures for Caribou Protections
West Moberly First Nations is a unified and self-sustaining community that is in control of our own future, uniting our community in building for the ...
CTV National News: The threat of wildfires to Canada's endangered wildlife
Alex Karpa has the details of how the wildfires in Nopiming Provincial Park in Manitoba could threaten the survival of the endangered caribou…
Nopiming fire leaves herd of endangered caribou at risk Canadian Conservation and Land Management (CCLM) Knowledge Network
The southernmost herd of endangered woodland caribou in Manitoba might not be able to recover from wildfire-caused habitat and population losses, ...
No end in sight' for systematic killing of BC wolves to save caribou Canada's National Observer
The province is looking to make its "short-term emergency" measure of shooting wolves to protect caribou a permanent practice in lieu of ...
Habitat Management and Restoration | Woodland Caribou Program | Government of Saskatchewan
Habitat Management · Avoid and/or minimize new habitat or sensory disturbance in important caribou areas; · Use forest harvest patterns strategically to ...
Restoring caribou habitat for a Peace Region herd
Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program
Restoring Caribou Habitat in the Klinse-Za Herd. The focus of this multi-year project is on restoring habitat for the at-risk herd and managing ...
Wildsight applauds commitment to halt logging in caribou habitat - My East Kootenay Now
... caribou. The decision will ensure the Columbia North caribou herd in the Revelstoke-Shuswap region is protected. Wildsight says this is the ...
B.C. timber agency halts new logging on caribou land near Revelstoke Revelstoke Review
A B.C. government lumber agency is halting all new forestry projects in critical caribou habitat across the Revelstoke-Shuswap region…
Alberta's caribou conundrum - News - Jasper Local
For 40 years, the province has put industry ahead of endangered species Is the Alberta government hell-bent on eliminating what remains of the two
Canada East
Bill 5 could affect these six species in Ontario, conservationists say - The Globe and Mail
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Circumpolar (Reindeer)
Military drills disrupt reindeer herding in Arctic Finland - Helsinki Times
Reindeer herders in northern Finland say increased military activity following Finland's NATO membership is damaging grazing lands and disrupting ...
In the Finnish Arctic, reindeer herders disrupted by growing military presence - YouTube
Tensions between traditional livelihoods and modern defense priorities are growing in northern Finland. Since joining NATO in 2023, ...
Other Mentions/Miscellany
This reindeer is just so happy | By Animal Lovers - Facebook
Kangaroo & Dog living together in the same house. 2 hours ago · 11K views. 01:57. Presenting to you the parrot that can open locks!
The Caribou Monument | Veterans Affairs Canada
Major Green served in the First World War with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. The caribou is not a memorial to their glorious dead, as the monument ...
Educational Resources
Caribou in the Schools: A Southern Lakes Caribou Learning Resource
This downloadable resource helps educators engage students with the unique history and ongoing story of the Southern Lakes Caribou, Yukon and BC. For K-12, it offers in-class introductions, outdoor activities, and printable materials, fostering insights into caribou co-management and encouraging stewardship.Project Caribou—An Educator’s Guide to the Wild Caribou of North America
Created with the participation of the Governments of Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Québec and HCTF Education (BC). Direct PDF download. Also available in French Version francaise PDF)
Scholarly Research
A small selection of items from Google Scholar and other locations.
Wildlife, fire, and forestry: Understanding the spatial and temporal relationships between caribou habitat and disturbance
IN Best, L Brown, C Elkin, L Finnegan… - Global Ecology and …, 2025 - Elsevier… like woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and habitat … and wildfire on the habitat of caribou, moose, and bears … ), as well as 256 stands with recent caribou use (>40 years post-…
bbousuite: A set of R packages to facilitate analysis of boreal caribou survival and recruitment data S Dalgarno, J Boulanger, A Pearson… - Journal of Open …, 2025 - joss.theoj.org… However, reliable abundance estimates can be difficult to obtain for mobile low-density populations with large ranges such as boreal caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou). Such …