User:Oceanflynn/sandbox/Caribou (list of populations and herds in Canada)

Caribou (list of populations and herds in Canada) is a list based on research by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

Boreal caribou

South Jasper National Park (JNP)^[1] There are four distinct herds in Jasper National Park, Alberta: the northern A la Peche herd and three South Jasper herds, Maligne, Tonquin and Brazeau.^[2] The northern (A la Peche) herd "moves seasonally between northern Jasper National Park and the Willmore Wilderness Park.^[2] Some caribou from this herd stay in the mountains year round. Others are occasionally found in the "foothills along Highway 40 )Alberta) south of Grande Cache.^[2] The three South Jasper herds have three distinct ranges in the southern half of Jasper National Park. There interactions between herds are rare. The Maligne herd inhabits the mountains of the Maligne Range and Maligne Lake. The Tonquin herd summer range includes Cavell Meadows and the Tonquin Valley.^[2] The range of the Brazeau herd include areas along the Icefields Parkway.^[2]

George River Caribou Herd swimming across George River 2008

George River (GRV)^[1] The migratory George River caribou herd (GRCH), with a vast range in the Ungava region of Quebec and Labrador in eastern Canada is migratory. was once the world's largest herd with 800 000–900 000 animals. Although it has been categorized as a woodland caribou, a subspecies Rangifer tarandus caribou,{^[3] the the GRCH is migratory and like the barren-ground caribou its ecotype may be tundra caribou, Arctic, northern of migratory, not forest-dwelling and sedentary like most Woodland caribou ecotypes. It was the largest herd in the world with a population of 700,000 in 1988.^[4] Since then is has been in critical decline according to Makavik.^[5]

Qamanirjuaq (KAM)^[1] The calving grounds of the large migratory Qamanirjuaq herd of barren-ground caribou are in the area surrounding Lake Qamanirjuaq, after which they are named. The herd returns annually after travelling an inconsistent, unpredictable 500 miles (805 km) range through Manitoba/Nunavut, northeastern Saskatchewan, and southeastern Northwest Territories. The herd, a keystone species, has been safeguarded by the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board since 1982.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Government of Canada, Environment Canada (November 30, 2009). "Species at Risk Public Registry - COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou in Canada". Retrieved January 18, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (April 7, 2017). "Jasper National Park's Woodland Caribou - Jasper National Park". Retrieved September 2, 2019.
^ {citation|last=Banfield|first=Alexander William Francis|year=1961|title=A Revision of the Reindeer and Caribou, Genus Rangifer|institution=National Museum of Canada|journal=Bulletin|volume=177|series=Biological Services|number=66}}
^ Bergerud, Arthur T.; Luttich, Stuart N.; Camps, Lodewijk (December 2007), The Return of Caribou to Ungava, Native and Northern Series, McGill-Queen's, p. 656, ISBN 9780773532335, retrieved 16 December 2013
^ "Aboriginal leaders of Québec and Labrador unite to protect the Ungava caribou", Makivik, Kuujjuaq, Nunavik and Nain, Labrador, 24 April 2013a, retrieved 15 December 2013
^ "Welcome to the website of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board". arctic-caribou.com. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-14.