Caribou Patrol Program

We have had so many people ask about getting a specific color hoodie, or a different type of sweater with our fantastic logo, but now that the pre-order is available, we have had 1 order! You can only get that new colour or that zip hoodie or crew neck sweater during pre-orders, so if you want something specific now is the time! Pre-Orders close on April 7, 2026! Check out our store at www.cariboupatrol.ca for more information and to order!

Caribou Patrol is placing an order to replenish our sweater stock. Since we offer limited colours and items in-store, we also offer you the opportunity to order a hoodie, zip-up hoodie, crewneck sweater or youth hoodie in any of the colours currently available with our supplier. All orders must be in by April 7, 2026 and must be paid for before the deadline. We are hoping to have all orders delivered by early June, but we will post updates as we get them. Please see our store on our website for more details and to order.
www.cariboupatrol.ca

What a spectacular day! We set a new daily outreach record today here in by interacting with 1,617 people at our educational booth. 😲❤️🎉
Thank you so much for the support and interest in what we are doing! We had so many amazing conversations today and we’re already looking forward to tomorrow. 🤗

We are all set up and ready for Deep Freeze to open up at 11. The weather will be beautiful, looking forward for everyone to come see us!

We left the mountains behind 🏔️ this morning and arrived safely in Edmonton. We will have our educational booth & display set up outside at the Deep Freeze Fest from 11am-6pm tomorrow and Sunday. The forecast looks great this weekend so we hope to see you there! 🤗

Edmonton's Deep Freeze Festival is fast approaching, and once again, Caribou Patrol will be there! We always love to attend this event, and we really hope that some of you reading this will come check it out and say hi to us while you are there!

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We caribou-t making sure our woodland caribou have food they lichen! 😋 Earlier this fall, our very own Dr. Larisa Jancewicz, Supervisor of Animal Nutrition, took part in our Lichen Harvesting Program. This program is supported by our friends at @tcenergy and builds on community partnerships and conservation science to supply woodland caribou with a critical staple of their diet. Caribou eat lichen year-round in addition to other plant material like forbs, sedges, and grasses, but when forage is scarce in winter, lichen is the backbone of woodland caribou nutrition. It makes up 85% of their diet! Sound on for our female woodland caribou ‘Primrose’ giving some caribou crunch! 🔊 Dr. Larisa joined with students from Grande Cache, a hamlet north of Jasper National Park, as well as community partners from @caribou_patrol and Asenewuche Winewak Nation (AWN). Together, they harvested four potato sacks of Cladonia (ground/reindeer lichen), many large branches of Bryoria (horsehair lichen), and some Usnea lichen. This harvest took place just outside of typical woodland caribou territory to avoid disturbing sensitive boreal forest habitat. These lichens were sorted to remove debris, dried, bagged for safe storage, and given to our woodland caribou herd as a nutritious and natural addition to their diet. 🦌 Lichen is a symbiotic partnership between fungi and alga, and it is known for being incredibly slow-growing – some forms grow only one millimetre per year! With the IUCN Red List classifying woodland caribou as Vulnerable due to deforestation and climate change, threats to lichen consequently threaten the survival of this beautiful species. We’re proud to be part of ethical harvesting practices like our Lichen Harvesting Program, helping to strengthen environmental resilience and fostering a deeper relationship between people and wildlife. 💚 #YourZooYYC

Meningeal Worm has been found in Alberta.

Keep an eye out and report any sightings of concern to Environment and Parks or Fish and Wildlife Enforcement offices.

This worm is fatal in caribou, elk, moose, and mule deer.

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We are still receiving reports daily of multiple small groups of caribou ON THE HIGHWAY licking salt (or whatever is used these days for winter road maintenance). Please SLOW DOWN and continue to drive with EXTRA CAUTION within the caribou corridor on Hwy 40 between the Big Berland River and the Muskeg River.

We are getting multiple reports of small groups of caribou on the highway licking salt and crossing Hwy 40 by the CN Hoff / Huckleberry Road area. Please drive with EXTRA CAUTION between the Big Berland River and Muskeg River.
Thanks for reporting your caribou sightings!
PC 📸 Devin