Woodland Caribou
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Woodland Caribou, Rangifer tarandus caribou, once ranged as far south as the BWCAW. Caribou onced ranged across much of Canada and Alaska and the northern portions of the U.S.
Caribou are the name of the Rangifer tarandus in North America. In Europe and Asia they are known as Reindeer. Woodland caribou are a distinct subspecies from the arctic caribou (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) found in Alaska and northern Canada. The woodland caribou of northern Minnesota became extirpated due to a combination of loss of habitat, predation by wolves and encroachment by deer, which carry a lethal parasite (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis), commonly known as brainworm.
