2023年10月18日 · The caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) herds found in boreal (northern) areas and mountainous, mature forests of British Columbia are important aspects of the province’s natural ecosystems and contribute to its rich biodiversity.

2024年6月25日 · Herds of caribou have roamed British Columbia for thousands of years contributing to the province’s rich biodiversity and ecosystems. Caribou are a true northern species that thrive in cold and harsh landscapes. They depend on large, undisturbed areas for food resources, reproductive success, and protection from predators and the weather.

2020年2月21日 · Resilient ecosystems support thriving caribou populations and sustain Indigenous rights and the well-being of all people living in British Columbia. The Caribou Recovery Program Strategy (PDF, 4.7MB) commits to 4 goals to achieve our vision:

2024年11月8日 · The province of British Columbia is the home of 54 caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) herds belonging to three different ecotypes. Namely, Boreal caribou, Northern Mountain Caribou, and Southern Mountain caribou. While all three are the same species, there are distinct differences between what kind of habitat each ecotype lives in.

The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the caribou that were once abundant in the region.

Mount Revelstoke and Glacier national parks protect significant examples of the world’s only temperate inland hemlock-cedar rainforest in the Columbia Mountains. The lush old growth forests of this area support a rich diversity of plant and animal species, and are essential to woodland caribou survival.

Caribou extend from British Columbia to Newfoundland. Barren-ground Caribou occupy the far northern boreal forests and arctic tundra in Alaska, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. In British Columbia, Woodland Caribou occur east of the Coast Mountains, from the Yukon border south to the Itcha-Ilgachuz in the Western Chilcotin,

Mountain caribou are one of the most well-studied wildlife species in BC, although significant gaps in our understanding of their biology remain. At a minimum, aerial surveys have been conducted on all

BC’s most at-risk types of caribou—the boreal and southern mountain caribou—live in BC’s southeast and up north, near the Alberta and Yukon borders. Over 75% of these two caribou types are in decline or extirpated, never to come back. Across BC, logging including clear-cutting in old growth forests, dramatically alters caribou habitats.

Caribou Distribution in British Columbia by Ecotype Click on the range area for information on herd name, ecotype, status, population range and year of last survey, or click on the herd names in the list below the map.