A study published in Global Change Biology shows that caribou will optimize their migration path based on their collective memories. Caribou are the largest species on land in the Arctic.

Tying migration to particular genes in caribou could have conservation implications, Musiani says. “With the expansion of human populations and with the increase in human infrastructure, these animals ...

And you could see it.” The overgrown state of caribou trails that had been etched into tundra terrain over multiple years of migration was instructive, Dial said. He does not like walking ...

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research shows that caribou will optimize their migration path based on their collective memories. Caribou are the most abundant large mammal species on land ...