Porcupine Caribou Herd

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deer
gptkbp:annual_migration between wintering grounds in boreal forest and calving grounds on Arctic coastal plain
gptkbp:annual_migration_distance up to 1,500 miles
gptkbp:calving_area_protection_status controversial due to oil interests
gptkbp:calving_grounds gptkb:Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge_coastal_plain
gptkbp:calving_season late May to early June
gptkbp:conservationStatus not endangered
gptkbp:culturalSignificance central to Gwichʼin culture and subsistence
gptkbp:diet grasses
lichens
sedges
willow leaves
gptkbp:featuredIn book "Caribou and the Barren-Lands"
documentary "Being Caribou"
gptkbp:first_studied 1970s
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Porcupine Caribou Herd
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Yukon
gptkbp:migratory true
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:U.S._Fish_and_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:Canadian_Wildlife_Service
gptkb:Government_of_Northwest_Territories
gptkb:Alaska_Department_of_Fish_and_Game
gptkb:Government_of_Yukon
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Porcupine_River
gptkbp:notable_for one of the longest land migrations of any terrestrial mammal
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 200,000
gptkbp:predators wolves
bears
golden eagles
wolverines
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:International_Porcupine_Caribou_Agreement
gptkb:Porcupine_Caribou_Management_Agreement
gptkbp:range gptkb:Northern_Yukon
gptkb:Old_Crow_Flats
gptkb:Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Porcupine_River
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Gwichʼin_people
gptkb:Hän_people
gptkb:Inupiat
gptkb:Inuvialuit
gptkb:Vuntut_Gwitchin
gptkbp:species gptkb:Rangifer_tarandus_granti
gptkbp:threats climate change
oil and gas development
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arctic_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6