Caribou Ungava is a large research program on the ecology and population dynamics of migratory caribou of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula in a context of climate change. This research program was launched in 2009 and is supervised by researchers of Université Laval, Université de Sherbrooke and the Ministère des Resources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec. The first five years (2009-2014) of the research program will be conducted with many private and public stakeholders engaged in the conservation of caribou in our northern environment.
From April 22nd to 27th, Caribou Ungava students and scientists participated to the International Polar Year 2012 conference in Montreal. Mael Le Corre, Joëlle Taillon, Melanie Pachkowski, Serge Couturier and Emilie Champagne presented some of their results. You can consult Emilie’s Frostbyte, a...
Stéphane Rivard (MRNF), Dominic Grenier (MRNF), Charles Jutras (MRNF) and Pascal Ouellet (MRNF) are now back from the field. The objective was to replace GPS collars that were at the end of their life on caribou of the Rivière-George (February 19th to March 6th) and Rivière-aux-Feuilles (March 15th...
The third annual meeting of Caribou Ungava will take place on 4 May 2012 at Laval University (COPL, room 1168) in Québec city. Our team will present conferences about our research on migratory caribou and a brief overlook of future projects. The meeting is free and open to the public. Please...
We are pleased to announce that Alexandre Rasiulis, Master degree student, will receive the Aurèle-Blais Award by the Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs. This award is given to a young researcher who works on a subject of interest to the Fédération, such as population dynamics of game...

