U.S. tribes bolster caribou restoration in British Columbia

Six years after the last wild caribou in the Lower 48 was relocated to Canada, conservationists and Inland Northwest tribes see a glimmer of hope less than 100 miles north of the border.

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Fri., May 16, 2025

A caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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Caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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Cow 3 in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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Cow 10 in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A caribou in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A female calf in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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A herd of caribou naps in the maternity pen at Arrow Lakes Caribou Society near Nakusp, B.C.

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Frances Swan, director of the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society, keeps tabs on 11 endangered caribou protected by a maternity pen near Nakusp, B.C. April 25.

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Pregnant caribou hide from view of the maternity pen observation tower near Nakusp, B.C. April 25.

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An observation tower allows shepherds to keep a distant eye on pregnant caribou in the maternity pen near Nakusp, B.C.

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Maternity pen shepherd Sam Legebokow fills a bucket with caribou feed before dinner time April 25.

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Volunteers collect bunches of arboreal lichen from forests surrounding the maternity pen to supplement their diet.

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Maternity pen shepherds Emma Roorda, left, and Sam Legebokow enter the electric fence protecting 11 endangered caribou on April 25 near Nakusp, B.C., with buckets of feed and lichen.

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