Leading the Way - The Conservation of North America’s Wildlife Part 1: Mountain Caribou

Mountain caribou live in a region that receives snowfall in amounts better measured in feet than inches; 30 or more feet each winter. Unlike most deer species, mountain caribou in these high snowpack ecosystems do not migrate to lower elevations to escape the snow, but instead ascend from early winter habitat in lower elevation cedar-hemlock forests to high elevation spruce-fir forests. By David Hewitt, B&C Professional Member and Eric Rominger, B&C Professional Member