11.   Reindeer farmers have seen thousands of their animals run off with wild caribou herds, prompting state officials to seek federal disaster money.

12.   Wolves are common in coastal Labrador, especially when caribou herds are on the move.

13.   Irwin and the environmental panel both rejected claims by some environmentalists that the development could have devastating effects on migrating caribou herds.

14.   Koe however praised US President Bill Clinton for supporting native opposition to proposed oil development on the calving grounds of the Porcupine caribou herd in Alaska.