Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Porcupine caribou herd on a patch of snow photographed from an airplane during an aerial survey last year. Biologists take ...

Caribou crossing the frozen Porcupine River upstream from Old Crow in the Yukon Territory became trapped when the river’s ice began breaking up. A caribou herd was crossing the frozen Porcupine River ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

New research suggests female reindeer antlers serve as postpartum snacks, with new moms munching on them after giving birth to get a much-needed boost of protein, calcium and phosphorus ...

Caribou are the only deer species in which females also have antlers, and experts have long assumed that these antlers are ...

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The Porcupine Caribou Herd hit a record high in 2017, according to the results of a July photo census. The new Alaska Department of Fish and Game census puts the herd’s population ...

The United States has designated 640 million acres as public lands for all Americans to enjoy. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is home to over 200,000 caribou, also known as reindeer. The ...

BARROW, Alaska -- Time is running out for the Porcupine caribou herd, according to the conservation officer for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. Darius Kassi said the caribou are late again this year ...

Biologists have long wondered why caribou are the only deer in the world in which females—like males—have antlers. A study of shed antlers collected from calving grounds in the Arctic National ...

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA —The Porcupine Caribou Herd hit a record high in 2017, according to the results of a July photo census. The new Alaska Department of Fish and Game census puts the herd’s population ...