Conservation of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Canada : an uncertain future

• Main Authors: Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Ray, Justina C., Boutin, Stanley A., Côté, Steeve D., Gunn, Anne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council 2011
• Subjects: envir; socio; Arctic; Canada; Peary; Caribou Range; Climate change; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/40360

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) play a central role in the ecology and culture of much of Canada, where they were once the most abundant cervid. Most populations are currently declining, and some face extirpation. In southern Canada, caribou range has retreated considerably over the past cent...