Caribou in Yukon, Canada & Upper Yukon, Alaska Floating on Ice in River, May 2014

[BornToHuntAndFish]

Kinda sad thinking how this tough event happens on caribou every year up in the Great White North.

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Caribou caught on ice flow

Caribou caught on the ice during the Old Crow river break up.

Location: Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada

May-8-2014



or

Caribou caught on ice flow

Published on May 8, 2014

Caribou caught on the ice during the Old Crow river break up.




AND


http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2014/05/09/caribou-floating-on-ice-down-the-canadian-river-video/

Caribou Floating on Ice down the Canadian river (Video)

2014/05/09 1:29 PM

"from the Upper Yukon River, Alaska:"

Alaska Riverwatch Update: May 5, 2014 : Float Trip Caribou

Published on May 5, 2014

You've probably never seen this before. ....Scott Lindsey of the Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center watched some Caribou move down the Upper Yukon River yesterday on an ice sheet.

Meanwhile, minor flooding of low-land areas is being reported, but so far, this is not a repeat of 2013's catastrophic breakup flooding



And . . .

Caribou attempt a last minute crossing of the Yukon River at Eagle, Alaska

Published on April 29, 2014

The first river watch team arrived in Eagle Monday, April 28, 2014 and witnessed some last minute river crossings.

A total of three river watch teams will be deployed to the Upper Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers by the end of the week.

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/caribou-stuck-ice-floes-take-ride-downriver/

Caribou stuck on ice floes take ride downriver

Animals become stranded when frozen Porcupine River in Yukon Territory starts breaking apart during annual herd migration near Old Crow

May 08, 2014

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north...eaks-up-near-old-crow-yukon-1.2636302?cmp=rss

Caribou adrift as ice breaks up near Old Crow, Yukon

May 08, 2014

"A video showing dozens of caribou stranded on pieces of fast moving ice in the Porcupine River is quickly going viral."



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ifting-away-herd-caught-ice-break-season.html

Oh deer! Six caribou stranded on block of ice slowly drift away from their herd after being caught out by 'ice break-up season'

9 May 2014

 

[shakey gizzard]

Good thing they are excellent swimmers! Yukon Cornealius is the name!

 

[BornToHuntAndFish]

Good one.

I have to admit that Christmas reindeer story did cross my mind.