During their pregnancy migrations, female caribou likely become depleted in key minerals, like calcium and phosphorus, yet ...

New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth to get a much-needed boost of protein, calcium and phosphorus ...

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

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National ...

Caribou, large deer that are native to the northernmost parts of the world (and sometimes called reindeer), are the only deer whose females grow antlers. In a study published today, researchers ...

Alaska officials hope to protect a struggling caribou herd & bring back a critical subsistence hunt. Critics say the culling program isn't supported by available science.

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

In the remote stretches of the Tonquin Valley, a population of caribou is teetering on the brink of local extinction. But a first-of-its-kind breeding centre just south of the Jasper townsite has seen ...

State game managers reduced bag limits for subsistence and nonresident hunters this week to preserve the declining Western Arctic Caribou Herd. The Alaska Board of Game concluded its meeting in ...