Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

Insufficient data

overall probability at Wood Buffalo National Park

1 Verified records at Wood Buffalo National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The reindeer or caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America. It is the only representative of the genus Rangifer. More recent studies suggest the splitting of reindeer and caribou (North American terminology). "All caribou and reindeer throughout the world are considered to be the same species, but there are 7 subspecies." Reindeer occur in both migratory and sedentary populations, and their herd sizes vary greatly in different regions. The tundra subspecies are adapted for extreme cold, and some are adapted for long-distance migration. Reindeer vary greatly in size and color from the smallest, the Svalbard reindeer (R. (t.) platyrhynchus), to the largest, Osborn's caribou (R. t. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Wood Buffalo National Park

Alces alces

30–40% · Possible

Alces americanus

Insufficient data

Bison bison

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Caribou at Wood Buffalo National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
2	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
4	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	30–40%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
8	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
10	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
11	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
12	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

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