##  [Update on the Global Status of Wild Reindeer and Caribou](/resource/update-global-status-wild-reindeer-and-caribou-0) 

Organization

[Northern Caribou Canada](/organization/northern-caribou-canada)

 

 

Project

[Northern Caribou Canada](/project/northern-caribou-canada)

 

Resource Type

[Report](/taxonomy/term/38)

 

 

Author(s)

Anne Gunn

Don Russell

 

 

Original Authors

Anne Gunn

Don Russell

 

 

Contacts

[Clive Tesar](/contact/clive-tesar)

 

 

Resource Date:

February

2022

 

 

This online article gives a relatively brief overview of the status of wild caribou and reindeer around the circumpolar world. There are some bright spots, but, "At the global scale, the historical trend continues with declining abundance and contracting distribution for most Rangifer populations." The global population of wild caribou and reindeer is estimated ar 2.43 million, down from 2.8 million in 2016.

Related Herds: Porcupine, Barren-ground, Peary, George River

This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website. [To find more related resources click here.](https://www.northerncaribou.ca/)