Alaska Science Center - Biological Science Office
Caribou Projects                                             Photos

 

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caribou resting caribou cows along the Denali Hwy. caribou feeding
Captive caribou resting during behavioral study, March 2001

 

Caribou cows along the Denali Highway with the central Alaska range as a backdrop, October 2000. Captive caribou feeding on aboreal lichens during behavioral study,
March 2001
caribou migrating south in April 2000 near Jack Lake loading caribou caribou congregating
Caribou migrating south in
April 2000, WRST NPP,
near Jack Lake.
Loading captive caribou on to trailer, Alaska Pipeline in background, March 2001 Caribou congregating on Swede Mountain, October 2000
Two yearling caribou near
Capital Mountain, April 2002
Caribou cow and calf west of the Nadina River, October 2002 Weighing a captive caribou after feeding trials, March 2002
Caribou along the
Denali Highway, April 2002
Caribou feeding near Tangle Lake, April 2002 Captive caribou in the act of cratering, March 2002
Female, 4-month old caribou
Caribou migrating across
Tangle Lake, April 2002
The hair of caribou is hollow, which helps to insulate the animals at temperatures that drop below
-50 F (-45 C)
Female, 4-month old caribou, October 2003

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