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Alaska Wildlife

caribou_denali_np.jpg - Caribou with a glorious “rack” in Denali NP. Did you know Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people? The largest herd is the Western Arctic herd but the small herd in Denali NP has provided scientists with a wealth of knowledge. Biologists value this research because, we are told, the Denali Herd is the only barren-ground caribou herd in North America It also shares its range with a natural complement of large predators so populations of both predator and prey are naturally regulated.

Caribou with a glorious “rack” in Denali NP. Did you know Alaska has almost twice as many caribou as people? The largest herd is the Western Arctic herd but the small herd in Denali NP has provided scientists with a wealth of knowledge. Biologists value this research because, we are told, the Denali Herd is the only barren-ground caribou herd in North America It also shares its range with a natural complement of large predators so populations of both predator and prey are naturally regulated.

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