Boreal Caribou Search Results
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Laura Finnegan
Suzanne Stevenson
Chris Johnson
Tracy McKay
With of goal of understanding how silviculture and harvesting practices might mirror those of natural disturbances, here we summarize research describing differences in responses of caribou and...
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This site provides a BLAST utility for searching the caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) genome and a download section containing the genome data. As new versions of the genome become available, the website...
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An article about research into the ecological impact of gut parasites in caribou. The researchers "...developed a series of mathematical simulations to test how caribou survival, reproduction and...
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This guide was collaboratively developed to help communities in Northwest territories assess the health of barren ground caribou using non-invasive methods. Focusing on body condition and behaviour...
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This guide was collaboratively developed to help communities in Northwest territories assess the health of barren ground caribou using non-invasive methods. Focusing on body condition and behaviour...
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Shahidur Molla
Angelina Jerome
Joyce Conley
Jesse Israel
Austin Van Loon
Students at East Three Secondary School in Inuvik discuss the importance of caribou to northern people through community stories.
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Deborah Cichowski
Scott McNay
Justina Ray
Most populations of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in southern British Columbia (BC) have undergone dramatic declines, especially in the last 10-20 years, with seven herds already extirpated and another...
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Barry Nobert
Terrence Larsen
Karine Pigeon
Laura Finnegan
Resource Date:
April
2020
Abstract Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has become an invasive forest pest of mature pine in western North America as it spreads beyond its former endemic range. Management actions such as timber harvest...
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Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
In the summer of 2021, PDAC completed their Caribou Management Strategies: Best Practices for the Mineral Industry study, to analyze the impact of exploration and mining activity on caribou...
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Abstract Alaska Natives of northwest Alaska are highly dependent on barren-ground caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) for meeting their nutritional and cultural needs. The Alaska Native village of Noatak...
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Laura Finnegan
Bryan Macbeth
Doug MacNearney
Karine Pigeon
Terry Larsen
Helen Schwantje
Susan Kutz
Woodland caribou are in decline across their range and although the proximate cause of decline is unsustainable rates of predation, health is increasingly recognised as a factor that may contribute to...
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
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Tiff-Annie Kenny
Myriam Fillion
Sarah Simpkin
Sonia Wesche
Hing Man Chan
A 2018 academic paper examining the relationship between Inuit nutrition and caribou. It found that “Caribou was the top dietary source of protein in Nunavut (up to 35% of total intake) and the ISR...
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Resource Date:
December
2017
The primary objective of the Pilot is to establish and maintain a small breeding population of caribou in a fenced predator-free exclosure within their natural habitat in northeast Alberta. The intent...
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Laura Finnegan
Doug MacNearney
Gord Stenhouse
Resource Date:
November
2016
This presentation by Dr. Laura Finnegan explores caribou response to oil and gas activities.
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Genevieve Degre-Timmons
Emmanuelle Gendron
This artistic creation has emerged from a collaboration between a PhD candidate, Geneviève Degré-Timmons and an artist, Emmanuelle Gendron, where they explored the synergies between natural science...
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Government of Northwest Territories
A poster showing how to tell the difference between male and female caribou. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website. To find more related resources click here.
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Heather Johnson
Trevor Golden
Layne Adams
David Gustine
Elizabeth Lenart
Resource Date:
December
2020
Increasing demands for energy have generated interest in expanding oil and gas production on the North Slope of Alaska, USA, raising questions about the resilience of barren-ground caribou ( Rangifer...
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David Borish
Ashlee Cunsolo
Jamie Snook
Inez Shiwak
Michele Wood
HERD Caribou Project Steering Committee
Ian Mauro
Cate Dewey
Sherilee Harper
Examines the critical interplay between cultural continuity and adaptive capacity for responding to ecological uncertainty based on an Inuit-led, multi-year, multi-media qualitative and visual media
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Mathieu Leblond
Martin-Hugues St-Laurent
Steeve Côté
Background: Freshwater lakes and rivers of the Northern Hemisphere have been freezing increasingly later and thawing increasingly earlier during the last century. With reduced temporal periods during...