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11 Οκτ 2021 · Author Seth Kantner vividly illuminates this critical story about the interconnectedness of the Iñupiat of Northwest Alaska, the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, and the larger Arctic region.
The value of the resident caribou harvest is estimated as the total edible food weight multiplied by the cost of an appropriate store-bought food like beef. According to statistics compiled in 2001, the total harvest for domestic and commercial use, including outfitting, was approximately 18,500 animals.
Diet and life cycle. Caribou are herbivorous. During the summer, when food is plentiful, they eat grasses, leaves, mushrooms, and flowering plants. Once winter hits, their diet consists mainly of lichen, small shrubs and sedges. An adult reindeer eats an average of 9-18 lbs of vegetation a day.
The Reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Sub arctic deer. Domesticated reindeer are mostly found in Northern Scandinavia and Russia, and wild reindeer are mostly found in North America, Greenland and Iceland.
5 Ιαν 2022 · Here, we present a systematic review of the biogeographic, temporal, and biological predictors of intraspecific dietary variation for caribou, a globally threatened species with a circumpolar range.
We provide a systematic overview of 30 caribou studies reporting caribou diet and test biologically relevant hypotheses about spatial and temporal dietary variation.
7 Οκτ 2017 · Known as an umbrella species, caribou help ensure the survival of ecosystems and people around them. Their foraging and droppings add nutrients to the soil and water; they are prey for many carnivores; and they have been an important part of Inuit culture and livelihoods for millennia.
