(Reuters) - A rare caribou is dying off in Canada's remote arctic islands, probably due to climate change, environmental group Greenpeace International said on Tuesday.
The population of the Peary caribou in Canada's western Arctic islands has plunged to only about 75 animals, the Amsterdam-based organisation said in a report.
A deeper snow pack has led to starvation as the animals desperately dig for food, run out of energy and die.
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