In the harsh Arctic tundra, survival runs on a strict budget of calories and minerals, and every nutrient matters. Yet female ...

Researchers are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations -- such as caribou -- based on individual movement patterns. The article uses a long-term dataset ...

Caribou are the only deer species in which females also have antlers, and experts have long assumed that these antlers are ...

Learn how the answer behind why female caribou have antlers lies in how shed antlers provide a nutritional lifeline to a famous migratory group of Arctic caribous. For decades, researchers have ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dec. 18, 2025 — Dr. Elie Gurarie from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) partnered with the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration to produce new maps ...

Can you tell the difference between a reindeer and a caribou? If not, please do not feel bad. Reindeer and caribou are essentially the same animals with a different name. All reindeer and caribou ...

Researchers predict that future climatic change is likely to cause declines in reindeer abundances and their distribution at rates rarely seen over the last 21,000 years. Reindeer, also known as ...

A group of muskoxen gather on the Arctic tundra near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (Jeff Kerby) The story of Arctic greening has overlooked some main characters. At center stage are climate change and ...

A Scientific Breakthrough Made With An Indigenous Community. Moose, caribou, deer... they've roamed the forests for thousands of years, shaping ecosystems as much as human cultures have. But how can ...

Lead author Margaret Hughes, a PhD candidate with the Department of Biological Sciences in the Faculty of Science, works in the field in February 2025. Researchers at the University of Calgary are ...