Translocation of introduced reindeer from Hagemeister Island, Alaska

In 1992 and 1993, 411 live reindeer were shipped by air from Hagemeister Island to the Anchorage area, Alaska. Reindeer were either rounded up by helicopter and then corralled or captured by net-gun fired from a helicopter. Outcome of both capture events showed that helicopter corralling of reindeer...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: R. Stimmelmayr, L. A. Renecker
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
Subjects:
reindeer
translocation
Rangifer
capture
air-shipment techniques
seasonal biology
Animal culture
SF1-1100
Anchorage
Alaska
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.1.1442
https://doaj.org/article/88a4f270277e4964ac112a6eb8b2d430
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Summary:In 1992 and 1993, 411 live reindeer were shipped by air from Hagemeister Island to the Anchorage area, Alaska. Reindeer were either rounded up by helicopter and then corralled or captured by net-gun fired from a helicopter. Outcome of both capture events showed that helicopter corralling of reindeer was more successful than catching them with a net-gun and that post-rut rounding up was more successful than rounding up during the rut itself.

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