Caribou Simulation Model

As part of the CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment Network (CARMA), we are developing a computer simulation model for predicting the effects of climate and development on barren-ground caribou.

 The model has been applied to examine the impacts of industrial development and climate change on a number of North American herds. This application will be expanded as new research and herd specific data is available. Currently the model is being used to examine the cumulative impact of development within the range of the Bathurst Caribou Herd in the Canadian Arctic.

 
Additional background information on the model can be found on the CARMA website.