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  2. Boreal woodland caribou - Wikipedia

    • The boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision. See Reindeer: Taxonomy), also known as Eastern woodland caribou, boreal forest caribou and forest-dwelling caribou, is a North American subspecies of reindeer (or caribou in North America) found primarily in Canada with small populations in the United States. Unlik… See more

    Evolution

    See Evolution in main page, Reindeer. Following are excerpts relating to boreal woodland caribou.
    Reindeer originated in a … See more

    Nomenclature

    The boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou; but subject to a recent taxonomic revision. See Reindeer: Taxonomy) is also referred to as the woodland caribou, woodland caribou (boreal gro… See more

    The Caribou That Stay in the Forest
    The Caribou That Stay in the Forest
    You may have seen the image of a caribou on a Canadian coin, but did you know that they are actually a type of reindeer?
    Species and subspecies description

    According to the 2019 Species at Risk Act (SARA), while caribou and reindeer were the same species — Rangifer tarandus — there are differences. The term "Caribou" refers to the "various subspecies present in North Amer… See more

    Reproduction

    Female boreal woodland caribou reach maturity at 16 months, and males at 18–20. Males usually do not breed before reaching three or four years of age, due to the hierarchical nature of the herd and competitio… See more

    Taxonomy and current classifications

    Previous classifications of Rangifer tarandus, either with prevailing taxonomy on subspecies, designations based on ecotypes, or natural population groupings, failed to capture "the variability of caribou across thei… See more

    Range and population changes

    In 2012 Environment Canada identified 51 Rangifer tarandus caribou (boreal woodland caribou) or boreal ecotype of forest-dwelling woodland caribou ranges in Canada.
    The norther… See more

    The Northwest Territories

    The Species at Risk Committee's (SARC) assessed the biological status of the boreal woodland caribou (formerly Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the NWT as Threatened, in their completed assessment and status … See more

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