How do wildlife biologists count caribou populations?

Longtime animal trainers, both men knew their shit about Big Cats, and better for me to ask a somewhat embarassing question and be safe than to stay silent and invite injury. I was surprised when Wayne assured me that my “time of the month” wouldn't be an issue. read more

Longtime animal trainers, both men knew their shit about Big Cats, and better for me to ask a somewhat embarassing question and be safe than to stay silent and invite injury. read more

Tim Peltier, a biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) in Palmer, explains one of the reasons why biologists have such an important job. “We count moose, caribou, sheep, and to a lesser extent bears and wolves,” he said. read more

Biologists fly over these groups of caribou, systematically taking pictures as they go. Back in the office, every picture is analyzed and biologists zoom in and count each caribou individually. It is an important and time consuming project – hundreds of thousands of caribou can be counted in more than 1,000 pictures. read more