IMPORTANCE OF MOOSE IMMIGRATION INTO A HEAVILY HUNTED AREA FROM AN UNHUNTED AREA

Collection of 4 years of data facilitated modelling the moose (Alces alces) population in a 269 km2 study area adjacent to Algonquin Park, Ontario. Modelling indicated that a minimum immigration of 7 males and 6 females annually would be necessary to maintain population numbers in the study area whi...

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Main Authors: Garner, Dale L., Wilton, Mike L., Gustafson, Kent A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 1990
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Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1141
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Summary:Collection of 4 years of data facilitated modelling the moose (Alces alces) population in a 269 km2 study area adjacent to Algonquin Park, Ontario. Modelling indicated that a minimum immigration of 7 males and 6 females annually would be necessary to maintain population numbers in the study area while sustaining a controlled hunt. Immigrants would likely come from Algonquin Park.