Western Arctic caribou herd
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The Western Arctic caribou herd is one of North America’s largest migratory caribou populations, roaming vast tundra and mountain landscapes in northwest Alaska.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
caribou herd
ⓘ
migratory caribou population ⓘ wildlife population ⓘ |
| commonName | Western Arctic caribou herd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceFor |
Athabascan communities
ⓘ
Iñupiat communities NERFINISHED ⓘ Yupik communities ⓘ |
| diet |
grasses
ⓘ
lichens ⓘ sedges ⓘ shrubs ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
key herbivore in Arctic tundra ecosystems
ⓘ
prey species for large carnivores ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Arctic tundra
ⓘ
boreal forest-tundra transition ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal tundra
ⓘ
mountain foothills ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| importance | major subsistence resource for Indigenous communities ⓘ |
| inhabits |
mountain landscapes
ⓘ
tundra ecosystems ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western Arctic NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Arctic Caribou Herd Working Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migrationBehavior | seasonal migration between winter and summer ranges ⓘ |
| migrationType | long-distance terrestrial migration ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bureau of Land Management NERFINISHED ⓘ National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPattern | large-scale herd aggregation during migration ⓘ |
| predator |
bears
ⓘ
wolves ⓘ |
| rangeIncludes |
Brooks Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kotzebue Sound region NERFINISHED ⓘ North Slope of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ Seward Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Yukon River drainage in Alaska ⓘ |
| species | Rangifer tarandus ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| subspecies | barren-ground caribou ⓘ |
| taxon | Rangifer tarandus granti ⓘ |
| threat |
changing snow and ice conditions
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ habitat fragmentation ⓘ industrial development ⓘ |
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