Sea Ice and Migration of the Dolphin and Union Caribou Herd in the Canadian Arctic: An Uncertain Future

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Poole, Kim G., Gunn, Anne, Patterson, Brent R., Dumond, Mathieu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
• Subjects: caribou; Rangifer; Dolphin and Union herd; migration; sea ice; climate; satellite collar; Canada; Nunavut; troupeau de Dolphin-et-Union; glace de mer; climat; collier-satellite; Arctic; Collier; Rangifer tarandus; Sea ice; Victoria Island; victoria island
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66382

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus × pearyi) of the Dolphin and Union herd migrate across the sea ice between Victoria Island and the adjacent Canadian Arctic mainland twice each year, southward in fall–early winter and northward in late winter–spring. As a result of warmer temperatures, sea i...