Endangered mountain caribou in British Columbia possess a unique gut microbiome in late winter when they feed on tree lichens ...

Endangered mountain caribou in British Columbia possess a unique gut microbiome in late winter when they feed on tree lichens, a finding that could guide caribou recovery efforts, according to a ...

A widespread Arctic lichen, called reindeer moss (not a moss) or caribou lichen (Cladonia rangiferina), is abundant year round. Lichens make up a large part of the reindeer diet, especially in winter.

The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America ... Reindeer are ruminants, having a four-chambered stomach. They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss.

According to a public notice published on June 6, the board will meet in July in Anchorage to consider changing the state’s ...

A group of caribou moves easily over snow. The animals’ hooves, which have four “toes,” act as snowshoes. Warmer, icier winters make it difficult for them to dig down to the lichens that ...

Spread of woody shrubs onto tundra terrain not only displaces the lichen, mosses and other tundra plants that caribou eat, it draws moose and other wood-chomping animals, as well as the wolves and ...

While their wintertime habitat is still, well, wintry—think snow-covered coniferous forests—caribou are well adapted to survive, with thick coats and a diet of lichen. It’s an epic migration ...