Thursday, January 26, 2006

Caribou in the News -- January 26, 2006

Activists, snowmobilers face off over caribou
MSNBC - USA
SANDPOINT, Idaho - In the frozen Selkirk Mountains near the Canadian border, the last tiny herd of caribou in the Lower 48 states is fighting for survival. ...


Caribou may be fighting a losing battle in rural Idaho
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA... S
ANDPOINT, Idaho -- In the frozen Selkirk Mountains near the Canadian border, the last tiny herd of caribou in the Lower 48 states is fighting for survival. ...

Thursday, January 12, 2006

Caribou in the News -- January 12, 2006

Naturalists defend wolves in caribou herd decline
Globe and Mail - Canada
Edmonton -- Naturalists are criticizing the Alberta government for killing wolves in a last-ditch attempt to save endangered woodland caribou. ...

US Lifts Longtime Drilling Ban on Alaskan Wildlife Habitat
Los Angeles Times - CA, USA... wetlands in the summer. Up to 46,000 caribou also use areas near the lake for calving and migration paths. Although many Alaskans ...

Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Studies Center (web page update, interesting site!)
Reindeer and Caribou look different, but they probably are the same species.Caribou are large, wild, elk-like animals which can be found above the ...

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

New to website: Project Caribou adapted to an Alaskan audience

Sue Steinacher, information/education specialist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Nome, recently worked with village teachers to adapt the Project Caribou learning resource to their unique needs.

Some of the students involved actually made presentations...to thunderous applause!...to several hundred caribou biologists from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia

Read all about it at http://www.taiga.net/projectcaribou/share_success.html.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Caribou in the News January 3, 2006

Environmentalists look to Ottawa to save Alberta caribou
CBC Calgary - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
Alberta environmentalists are turning to Ottawa for help in trying to protect a group of endangered caribou. A coalition of groups ...


A victory for caribou, open debate
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
... years from now. It's a sure bet drilling will sneak its way into other bills. But for now, the caribou can enjoy more silent nights.


Alaskan caribou have nothing to do with keeping Iowans warm
Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA...
Only one is getting drilled this winter. And the caribou have nothing to worry about. ... Even a caribou knows a snow job when they see it. ...