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

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Côté, Steeve D., Ray, Justina C., Boutin, Stanley A., Gunn, Anne
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: National Research Council 2020
• Subjects: Caribou > Effets de l'homme sur; Faune > Protection; Arctic; Canada; Caribou Range; Peary; Climate change; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/40360; https://doi.org/10.1139/z11-025

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...