Caribou Downfall

Mammals living in the taiga include foxes, lynxes,bears, minks, squirrels, while larger ones include grey wolves,caribou, deer,

However, over 98 percent of grizzly bears have been eliminated to the number around 800 to 1,000 in the Lower 48 states. 01/06/2016 The Brewing Battle Over Grizzly Delisting and Trophy Hunting in the Yellowstone Ecosystem TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wayne-pacelle/the-brewing-battle-over-g_b_8923316.html) As such, it was hard to argue that grizzlies are thriving. Since European colonization, they have lost half of their continental habitat, and even in BC around a third of populations have either die out or are currently endangered. (Anna Taylor) Overkill - trophy hunting slams BC's Grizzly bears 7th February 2014 Ecologist /Resurgence Trust (http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2271852/overkill_trophy_hunting_slams_bcs_grizzly_bears.html) Another point is that they have startling low reproductive rate among the terrestrial mammals. It takes ten years for a female grizzly to replace herself in the population, and she will stop breeding in her mid-to late 20s. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Grizzly (sponsor)/Biology & Behavior (title) (http://westernwildlife.org/grizzly-bear-outreach-project/biology-behavior/) A female can give birth to a maximum of 10 cubs over her lifetime, and half of the cubs will die within a year.(Ibid) What is more, grizzly bears play an important role in forest ecosystem as seed dispersers and nutrient providers. Generally they benefit the surroundings by transporting berry seed to enable them to geminate, or pile up their fresh manure as fertilizer. While they searching for tree roots or ground squirrels, they increased the amount of nitrogen through soil disturbance. (Ibid) As a predator, grizzlies can control prey population. They hunt vegetarian so that regional density of plants would not decline in large quantities. Grizzly bears can be said as a keystone species in their

Throughout the 1970’s, the US Fish and Wildlife Service developed a criteria to help identify the red wolf from the other the canids in order to protect them. Between 1974 and 1980, the US Fish and Wildlife service used this to identify and discovered that there only 17 red wolves remaining in the

In Brazil, their list keeps growing according to www.nbcnews.com. In both areas, they have taken steps to conserve/preserve the land needed for these animals to be taken off the endangered species list. In Brazil, the list keeps expanding, making it harder to preserve these animals. Fortunately, the government is trying to slow down deforestation in the Amazon so the environment can rejuvenate, which will increase population. In Florida, acres of land have been preserved to nurture panthers and raise awareness. Many conservatories have opened to better support the animals in need of help before extinction. (Endangered Species,

Well there are only maybe hundred Kermode bears near The British Columbia island. I know that is a crazy low of a number. They are mostly outside of the British Colonies. But one was spotted in 1997 is was near Orr, Minneapolis. It was a Subadult male.

We looked first at the relationship between the wolf population and the moose population. From about 1960 to 1970, the wolf population remained fairly consistent at about 20 to 25 wolves. During this time, the moose population grew steadily from 500 to over 1200. The next 10 years saw a doubling of the wolf population to 50. This same 10 years saw a decrease of the moose population from over 1200 to over 800. Then in 1980 began a two year drastic decline in the moose population, which was brought down to 15. For the rest of the decade, the moose population remained quite low at numbers near 20. During the 1980s, the moose population doubled again from around 800 to

The Grizzly Bear is a Keystone species. A keystone species is the center block, of which an ecosystem largely relies on. The Grizzly Bear lives in places such as alpine slopes, avalanche shoots and lower elevation wetlands.

Only three wolves now remain on Michigan’s Isle Royale, down from nine wolves last year, Michigan Technological University reported. This means that one of the most studied wolf packs in the world are in serious danger of extinction. Wolves on Isle Royale in Michigan have fluctuated over the past 50 years going from 11 wolves all the way to 50 in 1980. But now the wolves are at an all time low at only 3 wolves. Isle Royale is a natural habitat that should not be managed by man. Nature should be allowed to take its course, even if it means the loss of the population of wolves of Isle Royale in Michigan.

nature, not to be opened to oil drilling and possible development. The wildlife debate has focused mainly on the areas of importance to the Porcupine Caribou, and other species such as polar bears, grizzly bears, wolves and migratory birds are also at a great risk.

The American badger is found in regions of North America from southern Canada and down through Mexico. They usually stick to open grassland ranges.

The Spirit Bear, or actually called the Kermode bear, lives in the Great Bear Rainforest in the Northwest area of the Canadian province British Columbia. Half way up the coast is where they live. “Scientifically, the white ones, along with their closest black relatives, belong to a subspecies of black bear.”(Smithsonian) The big white bear is probably around 300 lbs. It is cold where they live, and their fur definitely helps them keep warm. They hunt for things like salmon, and just eats it up. Right now, the some estimates say there are only around 100 of the specie left. They are very rare and definitely one of the rarest type of

The Buffalo population of the Great Plains became extinct due to American depreciation for the culturally significant animal of the Natives. The slaughter of these herd gave the American platform ammunition to defeat their adversaries with more ease; they were forced to either starve or give in and live on reservations

Idaho’s natural areas are home to many kinds of animals. It is one of the few places in the United States where many large mammals roam freely like, Moose, Grizzly, and Black bears. And also Elks, Cougars, and reindeer live in Idaho’s

During the summer seasons, Inuit would mainly hunt caribou. Traditionally, a caribou hunt occurred in the fall. In the southern-most parts of Inuit territory, salmon was hunted during that time. In the winter, when the ice was solid, kayaks were used for seal hunting.

Another real reason for the caribou populace decline is loss of living space for the caribou - whether it be from environment discontinuity generally by seismic lines, or by mountain bears assuming control. This makes littler populace sizes for the caribou which makes them more defenseless for annihilation.