In a straight line, more than 700 km separate the Rivière-aux-Feuilles herd’s summering and wintering grounds. This is the longest migration by a land mammal in North America. - Joëlle Taillon
In a straight line, more than 700 km separate the Rivière-aux-Feuilles herd's summering and wintering grounds. This is the longest migration by a land mammal in North America. Joëlle Taillon The Northern Québec caribou is the longest migrating land mammal in North America. The wolf is literally right behind it. If Santa's reindeer share the misfortune of migrating caribou in northern Quebec, there's a good chance they'll have a pack of wolves on their heels during their December 25 jaunt. In fact, a study published in the scientific journal Oikos shows that most wolves in Northern Quebec put aside their territorial behavior to follow the caribou on their annual migrations. In North America, the gray wolf is generally considered a territorial species that doesn't travel far," points out study leader Steeve Côté , professor in the Department of Biology and researcher at Université Laval's Centre d'études nordiques.
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