Thursday, September 24, 2009

Caribou News

Alaska wildlife offers varied driving hazards
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
KENAI PENINSULA, Alaska — Seeing caribou in the backyard, or while commuting to work, is one of the perks of living in Alaska, but at this time of year ...
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State hunters take Canadian caribou
NewsOK.com
BY ED GODFREY Stalking caribou 80 miles south of the Arctic Circle was the adventure of a lifetime for five Oklahoma hunters, who just returned from the ...
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Tales from the hunt: Crookston teen bags 400-pound bull caribou in ...
Grand Forks Herald
Derek Janssen (right) and his uncle, Dave Kucera, both of Crookston, celebrate Janssen's success in shooting this bull caribou Aug. 24 in Alaska. ...
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Kevin Kennedy: Here are the facts about ANWR
Washington Examiner
Sure the caribou population at Prudhoe Bay has increased by 1340 percent since development began there. But developing energy 70 miles to the east on 0.01 ...
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Yellowknives caribou hunt cancelled
Northern News Services (subscription)
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has decided to cancel its traditional fall caribou hunt and it is pushing for the government to put greater limitations ...
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Yellowknives caribou hunt cancelled
Northern News Services (subscription)
SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - The Yellowknives Dene First Nation has decided to cancel its traditional fall caribou hunt and it is pushing for the government to ...
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President, minister have differing views over outfitting industry
Western Star
The main point of emphasis continues to revolve around the handling of the caribou crisis. Now, Pelley is calling on government to buy out some of the ...
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An Alaskan adventure of a lifetime
Payson Roundup
By Dennis Pirch A recent trip to Alaska netted Payson outdoorsman Craig Mathews a trophy caribou and lots of big salmon. How would you like the opportunity ...
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Checking rifles worth the work
Jamestown Sun
About the same time as the .222 incident, I went on my first caribou hunt in southwest Alaska. Three of us hired a floatplane to fly us in to the Nushagak ...
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Fortymile caribou herd off limits to hunters at midnight tonight
TheNewsTribune.com
All hunting for caribou in the Fortymile herd will end at 11:59 pm tonight . The only open area was a remote tract between the Steese and Taylor highways ...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Caribou News


500 scientists call on Quebec to keep its promise to conserve half ...
Mongabay.com
According to the letter, northern Quebec houses 340 million birds, more than a million caribou, and among the greatest populations of freshwater fish in ...
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Alaska says predator control having success
The Associated Press
The agency recently released its 2008-2009 predation management summary that indicates that moose and caribou numbers in six predator control areas have ...
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Now do it for yourself: Canada's Northern wilderness
guardian.co.uk
Based in Winnipeg and Churchill, you'll embark on daily guided excursions, where you may see Arctic fox, caribou, snowy owls and ptarmigans. ...
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Effects of Arctic warming seen as widespread
The Associated Press
For example, migratory caribou in Greenland and elsewhere are declining, the researchers said, since the animals have not been able to adjust their calving ...

Banff may get new caribou herd
Scientists in Banff National Park are trying to decide whether to bring in a herd of caribou to replace those lost in an avalanche last spring.



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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Carbou News Sept 2

Examiner.com
Contemporary Eskimo and Inuit Artists: De Young Museum
Examiner.com
Made of calcite, caribou antler, musk ox horn and commercial cotton fiber, "Passage of Spirits"" by Abraham Anghik Ruben is one of the most beautiful and ...
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Caribou hunters smash fall quota in three days
Juneau Empire
AP ANCHORAGE - It took just a few days for caribou hunters along the Steese and Taylor highways to smash the fall quota for the Fortymile herd hunt. ...
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Globe and Mail
Into the wild
Globe and Mail
I open my eyes to see a full-grown caribou standing in the dust just a few metres away, staring at us intently. Grinning, I reach for my camera as the ...
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Caribou herds could grow again: NWT biologist
CBC.ca
Government biologists in the Northwest Territories say the number of caribou may soon start growing in the future, although herd sizes remain on the decline ...
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