Caribou

Information on The Inuit of Nunavut - Canada

Peary caribou, threatened subspecies. Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

Adult bull caribou, Rangifer tarandus, Alaska, USA.

Adult bull caribou, Rangifer tarandus, Alaska, USA.

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) migrating near the Anderson River. N.W.T. Canada. 1996

Two caribou bulls swimming across the Kobuk River during the autumn migration. Northern Alaska. U.S.A. 1998

Female caribou & calves swimming the Kobuk River during their autumn migration. N. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

Adult caribou & calves swimming the Kobuk River during their autumn migration. N. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

A bull caribou runs through shallow water on the Kobuk River during the autumn migration. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

A pile of mixed antlers, Moose and Caribou in the North West Territories. Canada. 1996

Caribou migrating across the tundra in summer. Hudson Bay Canada.

Caribou migrating across the summer tundra near Hudson Bay, Canada.

Reindeer and Caribou have large rounded feet for walking in deep snow. Finland. 1996

A Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Denali National Park in the autumn. Alaska. 1996

Caribou antler (Rangifer tarandus) and autumn sunrise, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) silhouetted against the northern lights, Arctic Canada. Digitally composed

Caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) silhouetted against the northern lights, Arctic Canada. Digitally composed

Caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) silhouetted against the northern lights, Arctic Canada. Digitally composed

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) with shredded antler velvet, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus), with newly cleaned antlers. Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus), with newly cleaned antlers. Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) eating shed antler velvet prior to the autumn rutting season, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) shedding its antler velvet prior to the autumn rutting season, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) shedding its antler velvet prior to the autumn rutting season, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou bulls (Rangifer tarandus) sparring before the autumn rutting season, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou cow (Rangifer tarandus) on the autumn tundra prior to winter migration, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Barrenground caribou mother (Rangifer tarandus) and calf on the autumn tundra prior to winter migration, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

Caribou migrating across the tundra in summer. Hudson Bay Canada.

Caribou swimming across the Kobuk River during the autumn migration. Northern Alaska. U.S.A. 1998

Adult caribou & calf swimming the Kobuk River during their autumn migration. N. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

Shed caribou antler, Britsih Mountains, Vuntut National Park, northern Yukon, Arctic Canada

Rival adult caribou bulls, Rangifer tarandus, sparring during the autumn rut, Alaska, USA.

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) migrating near the Anderson River. N.W.T. Canada. 1996

Two caribou bulls swimming across the Kobuk River during the autumn migration. Northern Alaska. U.S.A. 1998

Caribou swimming across the Kobuk River at sunset during their autumn migration. Northern Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

Caribou migrating across the tundra in summer. Hudson Bay, Canada

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) migrating near the Anderson River. N.W.T. Canada. 1996