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• Barren-ground_caribou abstract "Barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) is a subspecies of the caribou that is found mainly in the Canadian territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, along with western Greenland. It sometimes includes the similar Porcupine caribou, in which case the barren-ground caribou is also found in Alaska. The barren-ground caribou is a medium sized caribou, smaller than the boreal woodland caribou, with the females weighing around 90 kg (200 lb) and the males around 150 kg (330 lb). However, on some of the smaller islands, the average weight may be less.Like the Peary caribou, both the males and females have antlers. In general, during the summer, the coat of the caribou is brown, and much lighter in the winter. The neck and rump tends towards a creamy-white colour. However, the general colouration may differ depending on the region.The barren-ground caribou usually breeds in the fall and calves in June but may not drop their single calf until July. Usually the female gives birth away from the herd and if possible on a patch of snow. After birth, the female licks the calf clean and eats the tissues and the placenta. This may serve two purposes, to replace nutrients lost from birthing and to help remove the scent that would attract predators.The main food source is lichen but they also feed on Cyperaceae (sedges) and other grasses along with twigs and mushrooms. Caribou have also been observed to eat antlers and seaweed and to lick salt deposits. There is some evidence to suggest that on occasion they also feed on lemmings, Arctic char and bird eggs.On the mainland of Canada, the animals may travel in herds of several thousand, but they move in smaller groups (no more than 50) on the islands. They are migratory animals and may travel 1,200 km (750 mi) in a season. Some groups, such as those living on Victoria Island during the summer, migrate to the mainland in the fall after the sea ice has formed. At this time, the smaller groups may form into a larger herd and several hundred animals may be seen. Mainland barren-ground caribou herds move to coastal areas for part of each year, with the exception of the Beverly Herd.The Beverly Herd (located primarily in Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories; portions in Nunavut, Manitoba, Alberta) and the Qamanirjuaq Herd (located primarily in Manitoba, Nunavut; portions in southeastern NWT, northeastern Saskatchewan) fall under the auspices of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board. The range of the Beverly herd spans the tundra from northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan and well into the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. In 1994 survey there were 276,000 caribou, an all-time record. According to a 2011 survey based on data collected using cutting-edge digital tools and fly-over visual surveillance, there were approximately 124,000 caribou in the Beverly herd and 83,300 in the Ahiak herd. The calving grounds of the Beverly caribou herd are located around Queen Maud Gulf but the herd shifted its traditional birthing area. Ross Thompson, executive director of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board, explains the low calving rate mainly on habitat deterioration and disturbance with other factors contributing to the low growth rate – parasites, predation and poor weather.Most of the caribou populations in the north are cycling down. It’s causing a lot of anxiety for a lot of hunters. We want to...give everybody time to work together to come up with solutions for the short term and until the caribou populations recover.John Nagy, University of Alberta's wildlife biologist and researcher, argued that the Beverly herd was robust not declining. He claimed the herd had moved their calving grounds "near the western Queen Maud Gulf coast to the north of the herd’s “traditional” calving ground in the Gary Lakes area north of Baker Lake." He based his findings on data collected from 510 barren-ground caribou tracked with satellite collars in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut from 1993 to 2009.The barren-ground caribou, one of several subspecies called tuktu in Inuinnaqtun/Inuktitut, and written as ᓇᐹᕐᑐᕐᑲᓐᖏᑦᑐᒥ ᑐᒃᑐ in Inuktitut syllabics, is a major food source for the Inuit, especially the Caribou Inuit bands living in the Kivalliq Region (Barren Lands) of present-day Nunavut.The major predator of Barren-ground caribou is the arctic wolf. Wolves may follow the herd for many miles. The caribou has poor eyesight and hearing but is capable of outrunning the wolf.".
• Barren-ground_caribou class Mammal.
• Barren-ground_caribou class Theria.
• Barren-ground_caribou family Deer.
• Barren-ground_caribou genus Reindeer.
• Barren-ground_caribou kingdom Animal.
• Barren-ground_caribou order Even-toed_ungulate.
• Barren-ground_caribou phylum Chordate.
• Barren-ground_caribou species Reindeer.
• Barren-ground_caribou thumbnail Caribou_Thelon_River_1978.jpg?width=300.
• Barren-ground_caribou wikiPageExternalLink index.html.
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• Barren-ground_caribou wikiPageExternalLink Caribou_of_Northern_Canada.
• Barren-ground_caribou wikiPageExternalLink description.htm.
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• Barren-ground_caribou classis "Mammalia".
• Barren-ground_caribou familia Deer.
• Barren-ground_caribou genus "Rangifer".
• Barren-ground_caribou hasPhotoCollection Barren-ground_caribou.
• Barren-ground_caribou imageCaption "Barren-ground caribou herd near the Thelon River".
• Barren-ground_caribou name "Barren-ground caribou".
• Barren-ground_caribou ordo Even-toed_ungulate.
• Barren-ground_caribou phylum Chordate.
• Barren-ground_caribou rangeMap "Rangifer tarandus Map NA.svg".
• Barren-ground_caribou rangeMapCaption "Approximate range of barren-ground caribou. Overlap with other subspecies of caribou is possible for contiguous range. 1.Rangifer tarandus caribou subdivided into ecotypes: woodland (boreal), woodland (migratory), woodland , 2.R t Dawsoni extinct 1907, 3. R t granti, 4. Barren-ground caribou R t. groenlandicus, 5. Groenlandicus/Pearyi 6. R t pearyi".
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• Barren-ground_caribou regnum "Animalia".
• Barren-ground_caribou species "R. tarandus".
• Barren-ground_caribou subclassis Theria.
• Barren-ground_caribou subspecies "R. t. groenlandicus".
• Barren-ground_caribou trinomial "Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus".
• Barren-ground_caribou subject Category:Arctic_land_animals.
• Barren-ground_caribou subject Category:Mammals_of_Canada.
• Barren-ground_caribou subject Category:Reindeer.
• Barren-ground_caribou type Animal.
• Barren-ground_caribou type Eukaryote.
• Barren-ground_caribou type Mammal.
• Barren-ground_caribou type Species.
• Barren-ground_caribou type Organism.
• Barren-ground_caribou comment "Barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) is a subspecies of the caribou that is found mainly in the Canadian territories of Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, along with western Greenland. It sometimes includes the similar Porcupine caribou, in which case the barren-ground caribou is also found in Alaska.".
• Barren-ground_caribou label "Barren-ground caribou".
• Barren-ground_caribou label "Caribou de la toundra".
• Barren-ground_caribou label "Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus".
• Barren-ground_caribou label "Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus".
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs Rangifer_tarandus_groenlandicus.
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs Caribou_de_la_toundra.
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs Rangifer_tarandus_groenlandicus.
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs m.0dw26w.
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs Q1757636.
• Barren-ground_caribou sameAs Q1757636.
• Barren-ground_caribou wasDerivedFrom Barren-ground_caribou?oldid=591670087.
• Barren-ground_caribou depiction Caribou_Thelon_River_1978.jpg.
• Barren-ground_caribou isPrimaryTopicOf Barren-ground_caribou.
• Barren-ground_caribou name "Barren-ground caribou".