Developing a management plan for the Moose Horn River caribou herd, Mackenzie Mountains, N.W.T. ...

• Main Author: Collin, George
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Design 1983
• Subjects: Caribou - Northwest Territories - Mackenzie Mountains region; Wildlife management - Northwest Territories; Artificial satellites in remote sensing - Northwest Territories; Mackenzie mountains; Northwest Territories; Subarctic; Tundra
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/23000; https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/22966

Bibliography: p. 149-158. ... : This project addresses the fundamental problems of organizing, integrating and synthesizing wildlife population and resource-use data for development of management strategies to affect the continued maintenance of the Moose Horn River caribou ( Rang i fer tarandus) herd. A computer-based information system and satellite imagery were used as organizational tools for handling a variety of existing information. visual interpretation of enhanced LANDSAT satellite imagery was demonstrated as an effective tool for mapping subarctic alpine tundra and subarctic forest caribou habitat. A computer graphic system was used to display the seasonal distribution of Moose Horn caribou. The sport hunting pressure on the Moose Horn herd showed an increasing trend in annual harvests from 44 caribou (1965-68) to 96 caribou (1976-79) and concentrated hunter activity in local areas. Hunter success remained high, averaging 56%. The harvesting strategy used by Dene hunters from Fort Norman showed that a high percentage (49%) of the ...