Is it true that mosquitoes can kill a baby caribou?

I'm afraid so. In the arctic, mosquito populations are so high that they can seriously harass caribou. read more

In the arctic, mosquito populations are so high that they can seriously harass caribou. The caribou thus are constantly on the run to try to avoid the mosquitoes, which stresses them continuously and reduces the time they can spend eating or resting in peace. read more

The quickly warming Arctic is now forcing caribou to adapt. The caribou breeding cycle is timed to the sun, not to temperature. It is timed so that baby caribou will be born during late May or early June, every year, without exception. Plants are different. They time their growth cycle to the temperature. They can be awakened early. read more

In high enough numbers,"they can drain enough blood to fell a caribou and sometimes even kill it," says the video below."The caribou are forced off their grazing grounds by a predator 10 million times smaller than they are." That's got to sting. And it's only expected to get worse. read more