This is a spot to post the latest news featuring the wild caribou of North America (Rangifer tarandus). This blog is intended as a support page for Project Caribou, a learning resources for K-12 educators (and others!) on this animal symbol of a healthy Northern environment.
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Illegal Caribou Hunting ongoing in Labrador
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Conservation Officials in Labrador believe as many as 165 caribou may have been taken in an illegal hunt near Churchill Falls. Authorities say more than 200 ...
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Official claims of declining caribou a deliberate hoax, says outfitter
The Canadian Press
YELLOWKNIFE — Caribou herds aren't shrinking; scientists are just looking in the wrong place. That's the opinion of some aboriginal elders and at least one...
IPY Caribou - Home: "Welcome to IPYCaribou.ca
Northern leaders identified the concept of “community resilience” as a priority research focus to build capacity for Arctic community health and sustainability. The hypothesis guiding the ACRC project...
The Political Carnival: ANWR debate will heat up as caribou dwindle
By GottaLaff
Unusual freezing rains in autumn are locking lichen, the caribou's winter forage, under impenetrable ice sheets. This was the documented cause in the late 1990s of...
The Arctic Peoples, Culture, Resilience and Caribou IPY project has just launched its website. Basic information on the project is available now and more content will be loaded over the coming months
The site can be viewed at: