Dolphin and Union Caribou

Dolphin and Union caribou - credit Kim Poole
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