Status of Peary Caribou and Muskox Populations

(Rangifer taranduspearyi) and muskoxen (Ovibos moscharus) had recovered since die-offs in the early 1970s. Sampling intensity was 26%, except for 74 % over Polar Bear Pass on central Bathurst Island. Populations of 289 Peary caribou and 208 muskoxen were estimated. The proportion of calves among cla...

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Main Authors: On Bathurst Isl, Michael A. D. Ferguson
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1986
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.527.1550
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic40-2-131.pdf