Experts fear only three of South Selkirk herd, which moves from Canada into Idaho and Washington, survived winter - all femaleThe last remaining herd of caribou to roam the contiguous United States is believed to be on the brink of disappearing, after an aerial count suggested that only three members survived the winter - all of them female.The South Selkirk herd were once part of a larger population of southern mountain caribou whose habitat spanned much of the Pacific Northwest. But human activity - from hunting to logging and snowmobiling - has forced the population to break off into small herds. Continue reading...
Last caribou to roam lower 48 US states all but extinct: 'The herd is functionally lost'
19. dubna 2018 11:00
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/19/caribou-south-selkirk-us-canada-extinction
Zdroj: The Guardian