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Researchers ponder conundrum of disappearing Arctic caribou
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Vast herds of caribou roaming the barren tundra are among the most iconic images of Arctic wildlife. But today, most of the world's barren-ground caribou and herds are on the decline. In some cases, the numbers are dramatic – the Baffin Island herd in Nunavut, for instance, dropped from 235,000 an
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