Dolphin and Union Caribou
Caribou [Dolphin and Union population]
Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi
NWT List of Species at Risk:
Special Concern
NWT SARC Assessment:
Endangered
Federal Species at Risk Act list:
Special Concern
COSEWIC Assessment:
Endangered
NWT General Status Rank:
At Risk
Description:
Dolphin and Union Caribou are members of the deer family. Like Peary Caribou, Dolphin and Union Caribou have a mostly white coat in winter, and are slate-grey with white legs and under-parts in summer. The velvet covering their antlers is grey. Dolphin and Union Caribou are slightly darker than Peary Caribou.
Report Dolphin and Union Caribou sightings to WILDLIFEOBS@gov.nt.ca