Habitat degradation inflicts far greater harm on caribou populations than wolves, say researchers
With their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.
But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever.
Continue reading…Habitat degradation inflicts far greater harm on caribou populations than wolves, say researchersWith their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever. Continue reading…