Peary caribou listed as endangered
2004 CE • Canada
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada lists the Peary caribou as endangered, finding a population decline of “84% in the last 4 decades” due to climate change and “unsustainable hunting.”
“COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Peary Caribou Rangifer tarandus pearyi and Barren-ground Caribou Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus Dolphin and Union population in Canada”, COSEWIC, May 2004, ISBN 0-662-37375-8.
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