Thursday, May 15, 2008

Caribou in the News (April-May)

Global warming tied to Arctic caribou decline
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
flying along the coast of Bathurst Island searching for Peary caribou, found only in the High Arctic of Canada, when he spied a dark spot on the sea ice. ...
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Caribou, not oil: Biologist tracks herd for the cause
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By Kristina Lindgren The caribou might be majestic and the ancient Gwich'in people dependent on them for survival, but when it comes to the oil under the ...
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Global warming linked to caribou-calf mortality
Penn State Live - PA,USA
University Park, Pa. -- A team of scientists has provided, for the first time, a detailed map of how the building blocks of chromosomes, the cellular ...
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“Trophic mismatch” killing Greenland caribou
Nunatsiaq News - Iqaluit,Nunavut,Canada
Caribou calves are dying more frequently in West Greenland because of climate change, says a new study. Eric Post, a biology professor from Penn State ...


Chisana Caribou on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Rare sighting of a few members of the Chisana Caribou herd, a small group which crosses the Alaska Hwy. Spring and Autumn just north of kluane Lake, ...
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Alberta suspends use of strychnine to kill wolves near caribou ...
The Canadian Press - EDMONTON
EDMONTON — Alberta has suspended its use of deadly strychnine to kill wolves near a threatened caribou herd and is reviewing the use of the poison to ...
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Caribou Rosemary and Partridgeberry Stew
By Le Chef Secret(Le Chef Secret)
The sharpness of the partridgeberries balances out the sweetness of the vegetables and the earthy flavour of the rosemary goes well with the caribou. The recipe calls for the potatoes to be in the stew but I always like mine roasted on ...
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Biologists study smaller caribou herds
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
AP - April 27, 2008 5:24 PM ET COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A group of scientists are studying a small herd of mountain caribou that make their home in ...
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Alberta govt. suspends wolf-poisoning program
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Provincial officials argue wolves are the biggest threat to caribou populations and will continue to shoot the predators from helicopters in the Little ...
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ANWR drilling benefits Americans
Minnesota Daily - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The environmental lobbyists pressured President Bill Clinton to veto ANWR legislation in the '90s, citing risks to Caribou population and native Alaskan ...
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Pushing ANWR now
Anchorage Times - Anchorage,AK,USA
The interviews are invariably accompanied by footage of a large herd of caribou, but what they don't mention is that the caribou scene is obviously in the ...
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Development ensnaring our wildlife
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
And so, in 1984, an estimated 10000 caribou drowned crossing the Caniapiscau River where they had always crossed. That year they found only water without ...
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Global Warming Linked to Caribou-Calf Mortality
Fewer caribou calves are being born and more of them are dying in West Greenland as a result of a warming climate.
Wild Biology News - http://www.wildbiology.com/