News tagged with woodland caribou
First ever worldwide census of caribou and reindeer reveals a dramatic decline
(PhysOrg.com) -- Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 per cent in the last three decades.
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Experts urge protected areas to save Canada caribou
Canada needs to create large protected areas of woodlands to help save caribou from the threat of extinction, scientists and environmentalists said Wednesday.
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Quebec unveils $80 bln plan for undeveloped north
Quebec unveiled an $80-billion plan on Monday to rev up forestry and mining development over the next 25 years in its vast northern region, dubbed one of the world's last unspoiled wildernesses.
May 10, 2011 |
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Who will lead Santa's sleigh as reindeer decline?
Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen and their caribou cousins might not be around much longer if global warming and industrial development in their boreal forest homes continues.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Indigenous peoples adapt to climate change
The climate in the Northeastern United States changed drastically more than five times before the first Europeans arrived. A new study suggests that the indigenous people in the area were able to adapt their ...
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Dec 06, 2010 |
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Climate change forces major vegetation shifts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Vegetation around the world is on the move, and climate change is the culprit, according to a new analysis of global vegetation shifts led by a University of California, Berkeley, ecologist ...
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Aspen's 'dandelion' habits challenge mountain evergreens
(PhysOrg.com) -- The face of high-elevation evergreen forests in Western Canada could be drastically altered as a combination of climate change, human and natural disturbances is making spruce and pine forests ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Ancient DNA reveals caribou history linked to volcanic eruption
British Columbia, Canada: DNA recovered from ancient caribou bones reveals a possible link between several small unique caribou herds and a massive volcanic eruption that blanketed much of the Alaskan Yukon territory in a ...
Feb 22, 2010 |
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Debate unfolds over origin of grouped stones at lake's bottom
Forty feet below the surface of Lake Michigan in Grand Traverse Bay, a mysterious pattern of stones can be seen rising from an otherwise sandy half-mile of lake floor.
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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Mountain caribou's ancient ancestry revealed
The declining mountain caribou populations of Canada's southern Rockies are a more distinct breed than scientists previously believed, according to a new study by University of Calgary researchers that is ...
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Tundra disappearing at rapid rate
Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes--forcing out the species that lived there. This shift can happen at a much faster speed than scientists originally ...
Mar 05, 2007 |
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