Western Arctic Caribou Herd shrank more in 2022, hurting Northwest Arctic subsistence hunters
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Selawik, Alaska, United States |
Biologists struggle to single out a leading cause of the caribou population’s decline. Increased wolf predation, changed migration patterns and climate warming affecting food sources can all influence the herd. “It’s going to be another rough winter again this year without caribou,” Selawik resident Norma Ballot said.
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