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How climate and deer are impacting boreal caribou

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NPR SHORT WAVE—Deer are expanding north. That could hurt some species like boreal caribou. May 2024.

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Press release: A warming climate helps deer invade the boreal forest

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A white-tailed deer up to its neck in a snow drift

New research shows that the expansion of white-tailed deer into the northern boreal forest is linked to less severe winters

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Controversial wolf killing appears to help caribou, but concerns persist

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SCIENCE—April 2024.

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Press release: Effectiveness of recovery actions for southern mountain caribou

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Three adult and three young caribou

Southern mountain caribou abundance declined by 51% between 1991-2023, but without recovery actions, the decline would have been even greater. 

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Senior Caribou Ecologist Melanie Dickie awarded Georgina Mace Prize

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Point cloud of a forest derived from lidar

The award celebrates the best article in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence by an early career researcher.

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Changes to caribou home ranges during the “anthropause”

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Colombia Mountains in winter

New research on caribou home range size and movement during a period of reduced human activity

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