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NRLD - 96061 | Rangifer tarandus pearyi

Assessment ID
96061
Taxon name
Rangifer tarandus pearyi
Infrarank
Rangifer tarandus pearyi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rangifer tarandus pearyi
Common name(s)
Peary Caribou (English), Caribou de Peary (Français)
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Rangifer tarandus pearyi
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Rangifer
Species
tarandus pearyi
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Canada
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Canada
Country ISO code(s)
CAN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered; En voie de disparition
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This caribou is a Canadian endemic subspecies. Numbers have declined by about 72% over the last three generations, mostly because of catastrophic die-off likely related to severe icing episodes. The ice covers the vegetation and caribou starve. Voluntary restrictions on hunting by local people are in place, but have not stopped population declines. Because of the continuing decline and expected changes in long-term weather patterns, this subspecies is at imminent risk of extinction.; C'est une sous-espèce endémique au Canada. Les effectifs ont connu un déclin d'environ 72 p. 100 au cours des trois dernières générations, principalement à cause de la mortalité catastrophique attribuable aux graves périodes de verglas. La glace couvre la végétation et les caribous meurent de faim. Des restrictions volontaires à la chasse par les résidants locaux sont en vigueur, mais elles n'ont pas mis fin aux déclins des populations. En raison de son déclin continu et des changements prévus des conditions atmosphériques à long terme, cette sous-espèce risque de disparaà®tre de la planète de façon imminente.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Environment Canada.
Criteria system used
Modified IUCN
Reference for methods given
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2004)
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Northwest Territories; Nunavut
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
History
The original designation considered a single unit that included Peary Caribou, Rangifer tarandus pearyi, and what is now known as the Dolphin and Union population of the Barren-ground Caribou, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus. It was assigned a status of T; La désignation initiale considérée comme une seule unité comprenait le caribou de Peary, Rangifer tarandus pearyi, et le caribou de la toundra (population Dolphin et Union), Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus. Cette unité a été désignée ' menacée ' en avril 1979. Division en 1991 pour permettre la désignation de trois populations distinctes : population de l'à®le Banks (en voie de disparition), population du haut Arctique (en voie de disparition) et population du bas Arctique (menacée). En mai 2004, les trois désignations de population ont été désactivées, et le caribou de Peary a été évalué séparément du caribou de la toundra (population Dolphin et Union), Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus. La sous-espèce pearyi est composée d'une partie de l'ancienne ' population du bas Arctique ' et de toutes les anciennes populations du ' haut Arctique ' et ' de l'à®le Banks ', et elle a été désignée ' en voie de disparition ' en mai 2004.
Publication
COSEWIC- Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (2004)
COSEWIC. 2004. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Web site: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/species-risk.html