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January 3, 2025

A lightning strike like this one in the Ray Mountains north of the Yukon River may have been responsible for the mysterious death of caribou in June 1972. Photo by Ned Rozell.

Mystery of the dead caribou

Fifty-three years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look.
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