Global Warming Threatens Caribou
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ean08.sci.ess.watcyc.caribou/

National Film Board of Canada, WGBH Educational Foundation, Teachers' Domain


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This video segment depicts how climate change is impacting the migration of Canada's barren-ground caribou. Changes in the plant community and tree lines will change the prime habitat for some herds of caribou. Caribou are faced with adapting to these barrens shrinking, often with serious consequences.


Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science