Ice and mineral licks used by caribou in winter

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Heard, Douglas C., Williams, T. Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1990
• Subjects: barren-ground caribou; Northwest Territories; ice licks; soil licks; diet; Four Lakes; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/857; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.10.3.857

In winter, barren-ground caribou obtain minerals from ice and soil licks. Between December and April we have seen caribou cratering on the surface of frozen lakes and licking the ice. Ice samples from eight licks on four lakes contained concentrations of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosph...