MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF TAGGED MOOSE FROM AN UNHUNTED AREA TO A HEAVILY HUNTED AREA
Thirty one of 386 (8.0%) moose (Alces alces) which were ear tagged with in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, were recovered over a five year period from outside the Park. Young bulls represented the highest percentage returns and emigrated the greatest distances. Inferences regarding direction of...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Lakehead University
1988
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Online Access: | http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1245 |
Summary: | Thirty one of 386 (8.0%) moose (Alces alces) which were ear tagged with in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, were recovered over a five year period from outside the Park. Young bulls represented the highest percentage returns and emigrated the greatest distances. Inferences regarding direction of travel and optimal refuge size are discussed. |
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