The Upcoming Migration Of The Qamanirjuaq Caribou Herd

this herd of Barren-ground Caribou—numbering in the hundreds of thousands—migrates from their calving grounds in Nunavut down to the far ...

The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds of Canada - WWF Arctic

The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq barren-ground caribou herds migrate seasonally in search of food, using habitat in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, ...

Qamanirjuaq caribou are adapting to earlier spring, but that might ...

The longer migration is likely due to changing snow conditions on the herd's winter range and declining snow cover along their route. Trudging ...

Resources - Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board

They wanted to help make sure that the herds are strong and healthy in the future. They took the first step toward achieving that by sharing ...

Eastern Migratory - Northern Caribou

Although they migrate, they are not barren-ground caribou, but woodland caribou. The eastern migratory caribou designation covers four subpopulations (or herds) ...

Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Plan 2023-2032

The shared goal of the BQCMB and these communities is to safeguard these herds for future generations, in part through ensuring that harvest does not contribute ...

Marvel at Nunavut's spring caribou migration - Destination Canada

Local outfitters will share their knowledge of migration routes that measure in the hundreds of kilometers and of the importance of caribou, both to the land ...

Qamanirjuaq caribou adapt to early spring: University of Alberta study

University of Alberta research used satellite collar data which shows the Qamanirjuaq herd is migrating earlier, calving earlier, ...

Caribou – heartbeat of the tundra - Canada.ca

Others, such as the Qamanirjuaq herd, are maintaining a moderate size, though are reported as declining. The Porcupine herd has recently grown ...

Arctic Safari: The Qamanirjuaq Caribou Herd - Churchill Wild

The Qamanirjuaq continues to have strong numbers, despite population declines in other major caribou herds in Canada's North. The total area ...

Population surveys | Environment and Climate Change

The declining trend in Bathurst and Bluenose-East caribou herds is consistent with declines in migratory tundra caribou herds across North America including the ...

Caribou Migration Backgound - Journey North

Four female caribou of the Qamanirjuaq and Beverly herds in Canada's Northwest Territories will be tracked this spring as they travel to their calving grounds.

The decline in Canada's Arctic caribou population

... migration of one of Canada's largest remaining herds, the Qamanirjuaq herd. Although still being down from 480,000 caribou in the 1980's to 288,000 today ...

Estimating the effects of roads on migration: a barren-ground ...

In 2017–2018, when the road was extended 64 km north, caribou were 12% less likely to deflect north around the road, therefore increasing delays. Road surveys ...

Human disturbance - Northern Caribou

They suggest that caribou migrations are learned behaviour, and that in some herds where numbers have dropped very low, there may be insuffucient collective ...

Protecting barren-ground caribou in Canada - WWF Arctic

Because of these factors—many of which are related and connected to climate change—barren-ground caribou herds are declining all over the North, and recent ...

What Happened to the Beverly Caribou Herd after 1994?

The Beverly herd was one of the first large migratory herds of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus ... 2.4% from the Qamanirjuaq herd. These results ...

Barren-ground Caribou - CPAWS NWT

This includes: Porcupine, Cape Bathurst, Tuk Peninsula, Bluenose West, Bluenose East, Bathurst, Beverly, Ahiak, and Qamanirjuaq. Many of the herds move between ...

arctic haven: caribou extinction a reality?

Most of the herds have a twice annual migration where they over winter in protected areas south of the tree line. Come spring they head north to calf and spend ...

Qamanirjuaq Barren-Ground Caribou - Province of Manitoba

before migrating north back to their calving grounds. This population is an ... This mixing of herds may have caused an over-estimate of the. Qamanirjuaq caribou ...