Calving distribution of Alaska's Steese-Fortymile caribou herd: A case of infidelity?

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Patrick Valkenburg, James L. Davis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1986
• Subjects: caribou; Steese-Fortymile herd; calving; Alaska; wolf; distribution; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Preacher Creek; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.665; https://doaj.org/article/f502f5fdd3054683b824bb4e4ce23f0b

The Steese-Fortymile caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) herd has changed its calving distribution frequently during the past 30 years. A «traditional» calving area, used for decades, west of the Steese Highway (Preacher Creek) was abandoned after 1963. By the early 1970's, a new calving area ha...