Articles for tag: alaska caribou migration, arctic ecosystems, caribou conservation, climate change alaska, wildlife movement patterns

Alaska Caribou Take a New Route

The first snow arrived late on the North Slope, and the caribou hesitated like travelers staring at a half-frozen river. Biologists watching collar pings saw the herds pause, veer, and then thread through valleys they rarely used a decade ago. Hunters noticed it too – footprints skirting new ice crusts, animals appearing days or even ...