A lightning strike like this one in the Ray Mountains north of the Yukon River may have been responsible for the mysterious death of caribou in June 1972. (Photo by Ned Rozell) Fifty-three years ...

With heavily muscled bodies, skinny legs, and strong hooves that balloon to the size of dinner plates come winter, mountain caribou — the "mountain ecotype" of the woodland caribou — are well adapted ...

Impermeable outerwear and a headnet are essential mosquito deterrents. Otherwise, “they will drive you crazy.” They’re a nuisance to biologists, but they are a real threat to caribou. These animals, a ...

Caribou and elk both communicate but with different sounds. An elk is known for its bugling sounds during the breeding season. This sound is high-pitched and has been compared to a whistling howl.

ETYMOLOGY: The word caribou comes from French explorers of eastern North America who derived it from the Micmac Indian term xalibu, meaning the “one who paws.” This is a reference to the caribou's ...

The Milwaukee County Zoo has announced the arrival of another new animal, this time a 9-month-old female caribou named Maeve. According to an announcement from the zoo, Maeve arrived in Milwaukee ...

A study published in Global Change Biology shows that caribou will optimize their migration path based on their collective memories. Caribou are the largest species on land in the Arctic.

There are even reindeer at a few zoos. So, if the holidays are incomplete without a nudge from a great caribou, consider a family visit to a small American town for Christmas. This small Tennessee ...

Parks Canada is planning to start capturing caribou at the end of March for its breeding program, with the goal of restoring herds in Jasper National Park. “That would be a few females and a few ...

Southern mountain caribou are disappearing in B.C. and the federal government has been dragging its feet for more than a decade on protecting the endangered herds, conservation groups say in a ...