Mountain Caribou Research Paper

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Mountain Caribou live high within the Rocky Mountains in the US and Canada. Mountain Caribou have the smallest population of all caribou. Mountain Caribou also lives at the highest elevations. Mountain Caribou are closely related to other species of caribou. They also are related to the reindeer of Scandinavia. The mountain caribou is threatened from habitat destruction. Mountain Caribou are the largest bodied caribou but also the most endangered.

Caribou live around the globe in northern climates. Barren-ground caribou live above the Arctic Circle. Where mountain caribou differ from other subspecies of caribou is their habitat and the way they use the habitat. Mountain Caribou live in the mountains(4,000 ft and higher) of British Columbia …show more content…

Deer and elk live on the edges of forests, so the predators that prey on deer and elk live on the edge too. By living deep in the forest and high on the mountain, mountain caribou can avoid most predators. Mountain Caribou live off of lichens that grow on trees in the old growth forests. Their hooves expand during the winter so they can walk on top of the deep snow. They are the only species of caribou that can live exclusively off lichen. Lichen is low in protein but contains enough energy to allow caribou to survive the winter. During the summer mountain caribou feed on different types of forbes since their stomachs cannot digest woody …show more content…

Many outfitters within British Columbia offer guided hunts for mountain caribou. These hunts are frequently a combo hunt with moose and mountain caribou being the target animals. It can be quite hard to get licenses for caribou because of the limited population. There are no hunting opportunities to hunt mountain caribou in the US.

Mountain Caribou are a unique subspecies of caribou that live in British Columbia and a small portion of Northern Washington and Idaho. Mountain Caribou are the largest bodied species of caribou, that also live in the smallest herds. Approximately 2,000 of these animals are left. Teams of researchers are working hard to preserve this special species of caribou. The current method of preservation is setting land aside specifically for mountain caribou habitat. Mountain Caribou are the largest species of caribou, they also have the smallest

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