Caribou Head Crossing - Grande Cache, Alberta
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wildwoodke
N 53° 54.373 W 118° 36.834
11U E 393976 N 5974294
This sign warns of caribou heads crossing, in this case male and not sure where the rest of the bull is, near Grande Cache, Alberta.
Waymark Code: WMD45J
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 11/15/2011
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Caribou, Rangifer tarandus is a medium-sized member of the deer family, Cervidae, which includes four other species of deer native to Canada: moose, elk, white-tailed deer, and mule deer. All are ungulates, or cloven-hoofed cud-chewing animals. However, only in caribou do both males and females carry antlers. Caribou are similar to and belong to the same species as the wild and domesticated reindeer of Eurasia.
Signs like this one warn drivers to be wary of the caribou which can be found on this highway. Despite the large number of caribou in Canada, some subspecies or populations have been determined to be at risk by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC).
See the Hinterland Who's Who with support from the Canadian Wildlife Service at: http://www.hww.ca/hww.asp?id=37&pid=6