The controversial program, aimed at boosting the population of a struggling caribou herd in Western Alaska, had been halted ...

The controversial program, aimed at boosting the population of a struggling caribou herd in Western Alaska, had been halted ...

"As the sow and three cubs waited on a high sand bar a little too long, the high tide flooded them with water and the only way back to the beach was to get on mom's back and go," explains the caption.