Estimating the Abundance of South Baffin Caribou

Based on the results of a large-scale aerial survey, conducted from March to May 2012, we estimate that the abundance of caribou on south Baffin Island was between 1065 – 2067 (95% CI) animals aged one year or older. Across the study area, we tallied 185 observations of caribou groups both on and of...

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Main Authors: Deborah A. Jenkins, Jaylene Goorts, Nicolas Lecomte
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Baffin Island
Baffin
inuit
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.691.7253
http://env.gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/final_summary_report_last_version.pdf
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Summary:Based on the results of a large-scale aerial survey, conducted from March to May 2012, we estimate that the abundance of caribou on south Baffin Island was between 1065 – 2067 (95% CI) animals aged one year or older. Across the study area, we tallied 185 observations of caribou groups both on and off transect; representing a total of 518 individuals. Inuit knowledge collected in 10 communities also identified low numbers of caribou on Baffin Island and together these results highlight the need for a comprehensive co-management system and conservation plan.

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