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Woodland
Caribou
Woodland Caribou and their habitat
are threatened in Alberta and the Wildlife Act lists them as an endangered
species. These caribou are likely to become extirpated in Alberta
if the factors causing their reduction in numbers are not reversed. Caribou
distribution and numbers have declined since the turn of this century along
the southern edge of their range where human encroachment has been greatest.
There is little data on past and current population size of caribou in
Alberta, but a recent assessment estimates that 3600 to 6700 caribou inhabit
about 113 000 km2 of northern and west central Alberta.
Alberta
Mountain Caribou Project
A cooperative research project on integrating resource development
and caribou conservation in west-central Alberta. Research at the interface
of university, government, and industry: a collaboration of the Department
of Renewable Resources and the West-Central Alberta Caribou Standing Committee
(WCACSC).
Status
of the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in Alberta
9th
North American Caribou Workshop
Mountain
Caribou Recovery
The woodland (or mountain) caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) are
considered to be the most endangered large mammal in the lower 48 states.
Woodland caribou were historically distributed throughout many of the northern
states including, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Wisconsin, Idaho, and Washington. Outside of Canada, woodland caribou are
now found only in the Selkirk Mountains of Idaho and Washington. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service first listed the woodland caribou as endangered
in 1984. This cooperatively funded project started in 1995. Objectives
of the study are designed to significantly increase the endangered population
of woodland caribou in the Selkirk Mountains of Washington, Idaho, and
British Columbia.
Rangifer
Net: Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems - Rangifer Research Program
Development of research plan | Research projects | People in Human-Rangifer
systems | Profile of herds | Rangifer resources | Current events and news
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The
Tuktu and Nogak Project
The Tuktu and Nogak Project is a community driven effort to collect
and share Inuit ecological knowledge
of caribou and calving areas in the Bathurst Inlet area of the Kitikmeot
region, Nunavut, Canada. Ecological knowledge held by Inuit elders, hunters
and other community members is shared through stories that are the fabric
of Inuit culture, tradition and subsistence. Within these stories are key
observations that can guide community members as well as decision makers.
Reindeer
Research Program
Welcome to the University of
Alaska Reindeer Research Program Homepage! The Reindeer Research Program
takes an active role in developing and promoting the reindeer industry
in Alaska. The program
was established in 1981. Since
our inception, we have completed the following research programs and implementations:
Develop
Brucellosis vaccine for reindeer
Ivermectin
research leading to its approved use in reindeer
Maintain
a herd record keeping system for research and management needs
Improve
reindeer husbandry techniques
Study
the affects of predator induced mortality on reindeer
The
affect of long-term antibiotics on calf mortality
The
Woodland Caribou: A Threatened Species
Basic info on: Status, Habitat,
Food, Breeding, Risk factors, Management
Resource
Development and Wildlife
This website focuses on the impact and mitigation of human activities
on wildlife. Its goal is to provide a
comprehensive index of relevant resources on the WWW to the benefit
of researchers, land use managers, and the public at large. The website
will present relevant research conducted in Alberta, Canada, either within
the
Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta or
by independent researchers associated with
the Department. These pages will also provide information, abstract,
bibliographies and images on other wildlife and environmental issues, and
it will identify all existing relevant WWW resources.
Lotek
Engineering Inc
A gam of whales, a bouquet of pheasants, a bale of turtles, a herd
of buffalo...animals, for the most part, travel in groups and descriptive
terms aside, scientists and environmental protection agencies worldwide
are interested in the movements of these groups. By better understanding
how their movements are effected as a result of human influences to their
natural environment, more effective measures can be implemented to mitigate
those impacts. Since 1984, Lotek Engineering Inc. has been providing a
broad range of products, engineering and consulting services to assist
researchers in better understanding the effect of such disturbances.
Caribou
Contents: Food, HabitatAppearance,
Adaptation, Behavior, Reproduction, Other.
Caribou
Commons Project
This project is a unique collaboration
of conservationists, aboriginal people, musicians and artists to help protect
the Porcupine Caribou Herd.
During the summer of 1998, photographer/conservationist
Ken Madsen and producer/sound recordist Matthew Lien have been gathering
the sights and sounds of the land and the herd, and the aboriginal people
who have coexisted with them for thousands of generations.
Their four-month, 1,250-kilometre
wilderness trek through the 260,000-square-kilometre range of the herd
will culminate in a multi-sensory concert that will tour North America
beginning in February, 1999.
Please explore the site to learn
more about this important initiative.
Caribou
Links.
On this page you will find links
to some of the best caribou sites on the internet.
Conserving
Caribou
Welcome to the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Ma