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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Elisabetta Canteri and Damien Fordham

The animal population that could decline 80 per cent by 2100

Caribou will likely face population declines rarely experienced in 21,000 years due to climate change. That’s the main finding from our recently published research on the historical resilience of caribou populations.

Caribou, also called reindeer, are a majestic species with remarkable adaptations to the cold Arctic environments of Eurasia and North America.

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