COSEWIC Status Reports

COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Barren-ground population in Canada

All the world’s caribou and reindeer belong to a single cervid species, Rangifer tarandus, and are found in arctic and subarctic regions as well as in northern forests. Barren-ground Caribou are characterized by long migrations and highly gregarious behaviour, often travelling in groups of hundreds or thousands. As a relatively large herbivore with an extensive distribution and high numbers, Barren-ground Caribou is a keystone species, playing a key ecological and cultural role in northern ecosystems.

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• HTML version of "COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Barren-ground population in Canada"
• "COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Barren-ground population in Canada" (2017-10-24) (PDF format, 5,825.72 KB)

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Contact Person(s)

COSEWIC Secretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0H3
Tel: 819-938-4125
Fax: 819-938-3984
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Related Species

• Caribou  (Barren-ground population)

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