Sad news and looking forward
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Don Russell died January 2026. The loss of such a perceptive and engaging colleague at a time when Rangifer are facing the twin threats of a warming climate and industrial development is a grievous blow but Don has left us a strong legacy. CARMA is a part of Don’s legacy: his steadying hand and far-sightedness were instrumental in building CARMA to be a collaborative and effective international network. Honouring Don’s role in CARMA and establishing a future pathway for CARMA will be the purpose of CARMA 10 to be held during the North American Caribou Workshop, 15 – 10 June, 2026 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
CARMA 10 will have a brief update on the status of wild reindeer and caribou and then with guidance of Courtney Price (executive director, Conservation of Flora and Fauna - the Biodiversity Working Group of the Arctic Council) we will map a pathway forward for CARMA.
Anne Gunn
Explore caribou herds
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Use CARMA's interactive map to learn more about circumpolar Rangifer herds.
Visit ABDS for data!
Internationally – how is CARMA contributing?
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CARMA relied on its population monitoring and climate database to contribute to:
1) NOAA’s 2024 Arctic Report Card
2) working with WWF to assess the vulnerability of migratory tundra caribou to climate change based on optimistic and pessimistic climate model projections to 2050 and 2100, and
3) summarized the relationships between vital rates and climate a cross a number of North American Herds.
We have posted these three reports on this site Library/CARMA publications
CARMA 10 is coming
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CARMA 10 is coming 2026!
Well yes – CARMA’s web site has been quiet but CARMA is still on-going and is planning to meet at the 2026 North American Caribou Workshop June 15-19, 2026 in Yellowknife, NWT.
If you have specific topics you think would be important to highlight, please forward them to
2026 Update on Migratory tundra and Arctic Island caribou herds
Status and trends Arctic Island
Migratory tundra caribou: