Peary caribou distribution within the Bathurst Island Complex relative to the boundary proposed for Qausuittuq National Park, Nunavut

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Kim G. Poole, Anne Gunn, Jack Wierzchowski, Morgan Anderson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015
• Subjects: boundaries; distribution; Peary caribou; protected area; Rangifer tarandus pearyi; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Arctic; Bathurst Island; Cameron Island; Canada; Nunavut; Peary; caribou; Qausuittuq; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.35.2.3635; https://doaj.org/article/05e1c53592ef4ca7ac740d355d89da48

How caribou (Rangifer tarandus), including Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi), use their annual ranges varies with changes in abundance. While fidelity to some seasonal ranges is persistent, use of other areas changes. Consequently, understanding changes in seasonal distribution is useful for designing bo...