Rapid population increase in an introduced muskox population, West Greenland

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Author: Carsten Riis Olesen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Muskoxen; Greenland; introduction; populations; population dynamics; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Angujaartorfiup Nunaa; Kangerlussuaq; Kangerlussuaq Airport; caribou; East Greenland; muskox; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.13.1.1069; https://doaj.org/article/03b27c78589440bfa268dc0b941ec238

In 1962 and 1965, 27 (13 and 14) muskox yearlings were translocated from East Greenland (71°N) to the Angujaartorfiup Nunaa range in West Greenland (67°N). Angujaartorfiup Nunaa is a 6600 km2 icefree, continental area where caribou are indigenous. The climate is strictly continental with a minimum o...