The Reaction of Barren-Ground Caribou to Aircraft

ABSTRACT. The responses of barren-ground caribou to fixed-wing aircraft and to helicopters were observed in the northern Yukon and Alaska. Effects of aircraft altitude, type of aircraft, season and terrain were determined together with the activity and size of group of the caribou. Panic reactions o...

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Main Authors: George W. Calefl, Elmer A. De Bock, Grant M. Lortiea
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.498.442
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic29-4-201.pdf