Aurora: Comprehending caribou in the oil patch
![A group of caribou crosses the Spine Road in the Kuparuk River floodplain, west of Prudhoe Bay on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s North Slope, in July 1982. Photo by Brian Lawhead.](/aurora/images/spring-2023/Caribou-at-Prudhoe-Aurora.jpg)
A group of caribou crosses the Spine Road in the Kuparuk River floodplain, west of Prudhoe Bay on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s North Slope, in July 1982.
By Sam Bishop
A half-century of research by UAF alumni and others uncovers how caribou react to oil work on ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥â€™s North Slope. Find out more in the Spring 2023 Aurora.