Defenders' Experts
Woodland Caribou
For centuries, thousands of woodland caribou thrived in America’s northern forests and ranged across Canada and the northern U.S. border. But this reindeer relative, renowned for its ability to survive in harsh mountain wilderness, has met its match: humans. Today, the woodland caribou is one of the most critically endangered mammals in the U.S.
In the Field
Defenders is asking the state of Idaho to honor its commitment to maintaining wildlife corridors by completing a corridor allowing caribou to move back and forth between their two remaining occupied habitats left in the United States.
Management and Policy
Defenders has worked to get a responsible winter recreation plan and to get critical habitat for the woodland caribou. Read more
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