The caribou herd that is at the center of the debate over oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has declined by ...

Caribou crossing the frozen Porcupine River upstream from Old Crow in the Yukon Territory became trapped when the river’s ice began breaking up. A caribou herd was crossing the frozen Porcupine River ...

Two bull caribou of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd swimming across the Kobuk River during fall 2011 migration in Kobuk Valley National Park. The herd has been in decline since hitting its peak ...

Gwich’in leaders are renewing their legal challenge to protect the Arctic Refuge and the Porcupine caribou herd that has sustained northern communities for generations after US plans reopened the door ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Porcupine caribou herd on a patch of snow photographed from an airplane during an aerial survey last year. Biologists take ...

Last summer biologists conducted aerial surveys of the Porcupine Caribou herd for the first time in eight years. Despite the decline, the board says it's not raising red flags just yet.

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA — The Porcupine Caribou Herd hit a record high in 2017, according to the results of a July photo census. The new Alaska Department of Fish and Game census puts the herd’s population ...

One of North America’s largest caribou herds has declined, according to the latest population estimates — but not enough for the Porcupine Caribou Management Board to "put up the red flags yet.” ...