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Is it true that mosquitoes can kill a baby caribou?
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Matan Shelomi
Matan Shelomi, Ph.D. Entomology, University of California, Davis (2014)
Answered May 2, 2017 · Author has 4.3k answers and 11.1m answer views
I’m afraid so.
In the arctic, mosquito populations are so high that they can seriously harass caribou. The caribou thus are constantly on the run to try to avoid the mosquitoes, which stresses them continuously and reduces the time they can spend eating or resting in peace. The running and itching and stress can be too much for the caribou: their populations fall in mosquito season. The exsanguination (removal of blood) is an extra injury, which can really harm the littlest carbou, but the bigger problem is lack of food and feeding time, plus the problem that the pregnant and nursing mother caribou aren’t getting food either.
It wasn’t always like this (though it was never easy to be a caribou). Climate change has brought mosquito emergence time closer to caribou birthing time, when they are less able to run. These mosquitoes are not disease vectors and are important food for arctic birds, but that doesn’t help the caribou.
1 Answer
Matan Shelomi
Matan Shelomi, Ph.D. Entomology, University of California, Davis (2014)
Answered May 2, 2017 · Author has 4.3k answers and 11.1m answer views
I’m afraid so.
In the arctic, mosquito populations are so high that they can seriously harass caribou. The caribou thus are constantly on the run to try to avoid the mosquitoes, which stresses them continuously and reduces the time they can spend eating or resting in peace. The running and itching and stress can be too much for the caribou: their populations fall in mosquito season. The exsanguination (removal of blood) is an extra injury, which can really harm the littlest carbou, but the bigger problem is lack of food and feeding time, plus the problem that the pregnant and nursing mother caribou aren’t getting food either.
It wasn’t always like this (though it was never easy to be a caribou). Climate change has brought mosquito emergence time closer to caribou birthing time, when they are less able to run. These mosquitoes are not disease vectors and are important food for arctic birds, but that doesn’t help the caribou.
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https://www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/229489/Is-de-wolf-binnenkort-in-Noord-Holland-te-zienBijna NH
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