Tag: woodland caribou

May 27, 2022

Genes reveal caribou are specialized to unique habitats

Caribou in northwestern Canada are often divided between two major groups. Barren ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) make massive migrations across the continent. Woodland caribou (R.t. caribou) also travel, but...

March 19, 2021

Watch: Supplemental feeding can boost small caribou herds

Supplemental feeding may help boost the population numbers within small caribou herds by improving their nutrition and increasing survival. “We were motivated to do this study because most caribou in...

December 5, 2019

Wild Cam: Habitat restoration not enough to protect caribou

Across the landscape of British Columbia and Alberta stretch hundreds of thousands of kilometers of seismic lines — strips of land cleared to test for oil and gas resources underground....

October 26, 2018

Nature show features cameras and wildlife — and TWS members

A pair of TWS members will be featured on the Canadian nature show “The Nature of Things.” Art Rodgers and Ullas Karanth will appear on the episode “Spying on Animals,”...

May 31, 2018

WSB: In dwindling forest, caribou lay low to avoid biting flies

As the timber industry cuts into the boreal habitat of threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Canadian law shields the species from hunting, but the caribou have little protection against...

January 4, 2018

TWS recognizes wildlifers for outstanding publications

Nominations for the Wildlife Publication Awards will be accepted through May 1, 2018. Click on the link above to visit the Wildlife Publication Awards webpage, or visit https://wildlife.org/awards to learn more about...