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    The Woodland Caribou, also known as reindeer, are endangered due to loss of habitat, interrupted migratory routes, and over hunting by humans. Their habitat has been reduced as the human population increases, disrupting their long migrations. Over hunting is a major threat as well. They are large deer-like animals found in northern forests and tundra that have adapted wide hooves and seasonal footpad changes for traveling in snow. Conservation efforts aim to reintroduce herds.

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    The Woodland Caribou, also known as reindeer, are endangered due to loss of habitat, interrupted migratory routes, and over hunting by humans. Their habitat has been reduced as the human population increases, disrupting their long migrations. Over hunting is a major threat as well. They are large deer-like animals found in northern forests and tundra that have adapted wide hooves and seasonal footpad changes for traveling in snow. Conservation efforts aim to reintroduce herds.

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    The Woodland Caribou, also known as reindeer, are endangered due to loss of habitat, interrupted migratory routes, and over hunting by humans. Their habitat has been reduced as the human population increases, disrupting their long migrations. Over hunting is a major threat as well. They are large deer-like animals found in northern forests and tundra that have adapted wide hooves and seasonal footpad changes for traveling in snow. Conservation efforts aim to reintroduce herds.

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    NOVEMBER 19, 2008

    Woodland Caribou
    ENDANGERED!
    (Rangifer tarandus) Reasons for
    Endangerment

    The Caribou are


    endangered for many
    reasons. Some reasons are
    that they have had a loss of
    habitat, interruption of
    migratory routes, and over
    hunting.
    By Flickr user jimw Since the number of
    the human population has
    been increasing hunting is
    one of the major reasons
    Woodland Caribou are also They reproduce sexually. The for the decline of
    known as reindeer. The are of the mating season occurs from late Woodland Caribou.
    phylum Chordata and the class September or October to early
    Mammalia. November.
    Characteristics of the Woodland Caribou are Work Cited:
    Woodland Caribou are they have herbivores. Woodland Caribou
    wide hooves, broad muzzels, and travels the furthest than any other http://en.wikipedia.org/
    bulls have white manes. terrestrial mammal. They can wiki/Reindeer
    Close relatives are deer, migrate in thousands. Spring and
    http://www.pacificbio.org/
    moose, and elk. They were fall are the most extensive
    ESIN/Mammals/
    originally found in Scandinavia, migrations.
    WoodlandCaribou/
    Eastern Europe, Russia, and The U.S.F.W.S ( U.S. Fish and woodlandcariboupg.html
    Northern China. In North Wildlife Service) are working on a
    http://www.amnh.org/
    America they can be found in reintroduction program with
    nationalcenter/Endangered/
    Alaska and Canada. They are Selkirk Mountain herd which was
    caribou/caribou.html
    found in Canadian Forests. implemented in 1995.
    Adaptations of the Woodland
    Caribou are in the summer, their
    footpads change and become
    spongy and provide extra traction.
    In the winter, their footpads
    shrink and tighten. This exposes
    the rim of the hoof which cuts
    into ice and crusted snow so it
    does not slip.

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