Sunday, December 30, 2012

Caribou

This is a Woodland Caribou




The Caribou (a.k.a Reindeer), is the third biggest species of deer after the Moose and Elk. It's last stronghold in the Continental United States in in the northernmost point where Idaho and Washington met British Columbia. Reintroduction proved imposible in Maine because the bear and wolf populations were to high. A small population lives in the Caribou National Forest., in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. On December 24, 2012, Gene Fisher spotted a Caribou near La Salle, CO. Spooked by a passing train, it ran into the middle of the U.S 85 and was killed by an on-coming car. Wildlife officials who arrived at the scene shortly after the death of the Caribou said it likely escaped from a nearby sanctuary,but there was no sanctuary nearby!

Here are some links about Caribou:

Caribou:Colorado





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