Status of woodland caribou in Alberta

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: J. Edmonds
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: woodland caribou; Alberta; population size; distribution; current research and management programs; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Caribou Range; caribou; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.5.1547; https://doaj.org/article/fdcb0913c24b4426923e65fbb9618cb2

A recent review of woodland caribou {Rangifer tarandus caribou) status in Alberta estimated that there are between 3600 and 6700 caribou occupying 113 000 km2 of habitat. There are two ecotypes of caribou in Alberta; the mountain ecotype in the west central region and the boreal ecotype primarily in...