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The mortality rate for caribou calves is much higher if most of the plants have already emerged and there are few tender young shoots left for them to eat by the time the caribou arrive at their breeding grounds. (Eric Post, Penn State University)

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Climate change can be deadly to caribou calves says study

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Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at 09:08
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The melting of arctic sea ice is indirectly leading to higher mortality among caribou calves, new research suggests. Penn State