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[2025-09-09 ] The summer of 2025 was marked by multiple field campaigns conducted in Nunavik as part of various Caribou Ungava research projects Read more / ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖓ 2025 ᓇᓗᓀᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖕᖏᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᖓᕙᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᓂᔮᓯᐦᑳᓂᐎᒡ
[2025-07-30] A Snapshot of our Discoveries - Understanding Migratory Caribou Habitat Selection to Better Identify Areas for Protection Read more / ᑐᑭᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᑐᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᓱᕝᕕᒋᓲᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᓪᓛᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓂᕆᓲᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᓂᔮᓯᐦᑳᓂᐎᒡ
[2025-06-05] A Snapshot of our Discoveries - The potential for competition between migratory caribou and muskox: a question of scale... Read more / ᓄᓇᓕᕐᖒᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᐅᓓᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᑐᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᒥᒻᒣᓗ: ᐊᐱᕆᐅᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑎᒋᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᓂᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ᐊᓂᔮᓯᐦᑳᓂᐎᒡ
[2025-04-23] We are pleased to invite you to the 2025 Caribou Ungava Symposium, which will be held on May 1st and will offer an overview of our most recent work carried out as part of the 3rd phase of the research program. Click here for further information
[2025-03-04] New steps for the project on the effects of rain-on-snow events on caribou food resources in Deception Bay and Whapmagoostui. Read more / ᓄᑖᑦ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓱᒃᕋᐃᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᕈᔫᑉ-ᐊᐱᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᒐᓱᑦᑐᓄ ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐃᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ / ᐊᓐ ᒥᓐ ᐋᔨᐦᒡ ᒑ ᑐᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᓂᑐᒋᔅᒑᔨᐦᑖᑭᓂᐎᒡ ᑖᓐ ᐋ ᐃᔑ ᑖᑭᐦᐄᒑᐱᔨᒡ ᐊᓂᔮᔨᐤ ᐊᑎᐦᒄ ᐋ ᒥᔨᒋᑦ ᐋ ᒋᒧᐎᓂᔨᐦᒡ ᒫᒀᒡ ᐋ ᐱᐳᐦᒡ ᐊᓂᑎ ᑎᓯᑉᔑᓐ ᐯᐃ ᑭᔮᐦ ᐙᐱᒫᑯᔥᑐᐦᒡ. ᐊᓂᔮᓯᐦᑳᓂᐎᒡ
[2024-12-16] A new step in Caribou Ungava's 3rd phase: Exploring the microbiota of northern ungulates... Read more / ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᓪᓗᒋᐊᒍᑎᒃ ᐅᖓᕙᐅᑉ ᑐᑦᑐᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᖓᔪᐊ ᐱᔭᕇᕐᐸᓕᐊᓂᖓ: ᕿᒥᒃᕈᓂᖅ ᒥᑭᔪᕐᓛᐱᓐᓂᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᐅᑉ ᑯᑭᓕᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᒥᐅᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
Caribou Ungava is a large research program focused on the ecology of migratory caribou populations and their predators in Quebec-Labrador, in a context of climatic change and anthropogenic disturbances. In line with our two previous phases of research (2009-2014 and 2015-2022 respectively), we are undertaking a third phase of work (2023-2028) which aims at identifying the factors influencing variations in the abundance of the populations of the two major migratory caribou herds of northern Quebec and Labrador, and to assess the impacts of climate change and industrial activities on their ecology.
A new phase, five research themes, 14 new projects
During this 3rd phase, we will address five research themes: 1) the dynamics and connectivity of migratory caribou populations with woodland and mountain caribou populations, 2) mitigating the impacts of land development, 3) determinants of habitat use and change, 4) health indicators of caribou and their boreal and northern competitors, as well as 5) the ecology of black bear and muskox that interact with migratory caribou and are expanding on the Ungava Peninsula. Our research approach involves tracking marked individuals, including cohorts of known ages, to document behavior and survival. We will identify the variables determining population dynamics and variations in space use. Our study will quantify the effects of climatic events on caribou food resources, as well as the impacts of insects and linear structures on this species. The knowledge acquired will promote sustainable management of caribou in a context of multiple disturbances, and help to understand and mitigate the impacts of climate and anthropogenic changes on the ecology of this species.
Our research will focus on 14 projects carried out in collaboration with numerous students, specialist researchers and private and public partners, all committed to the conservation of migratory caribou.
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