The management of sledge dogs in the Antarctic

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Bostelmann, R. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1976
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Adelaide Island; Antarc*; British Antarctic Survey; Polar Record; Huskies
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400028680; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400028680

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has relied on sledge dogs as the main form of transport for field parties since its predecessor, the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), imported them in 1945, when it created a permanent presence on the continent. Over the years dogs have been used for ex...