Comparison of Woodland Caribou Calving Areas Determined by Movement Patterns Across Northern Ontario

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Walker, Philip D., Rodgers, Arthur R., Shuter, Jennifer L., Thompson, Ian D., Fryxell, John M., Cook, John G., Cook, Rachel C., Merrill, Eveyln H.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Canada; Pickle Lake; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21961; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jwmg.21961; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jwmg.21961

ABSTRACT Adult female survival and calf recruitment influence population dynamics, but there is limited information on calving and neonatal mortality of boreal woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus caribou caribou) in Ontario, Canada. We identified calf parturition sites and 5‐week neonatal mortality...