Are woodland caribou doomed by climate change?

Authors

Nancy Langston, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-26-2018

Department

Department of Social Sciences; Great Lakes Research Center

Abstract

In May 2018, woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) were declared functionally extinct in the United States. The last remnant population in the Selkirks Mountains of Idaho dwindled to three lone females.

Publisher's Statement

Publisher's version of record: https://www.historicalclimatology.com/blog/are-woodland-caribou-doomed-by-climate-change

Publication Title

Historical Climatology

Recommended Citation

Langston, N. (2018). Are woodland caribou doomed by climate change?. Historical Climatology.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/363