History of Woodland Caribou in Montana
Within the contiguous U.S., woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) were historically a resident of mature, deep-snow forests of northwest Montana, north Idaho and northeast Washington. Because of habitat changes, predation, and unregulated hunting, numbers dwindled to remnant populations or ev...
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ftmontanastunojs:oai:ojs.arc.lib.montana.edu:article/952 2024-09-15T18:31:45+00:00 History of Woodland Caribou in Montana Thier, Timothy J. Manley, Timothy L. Williams, James S. 2013-12-31 application/pdf https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/952 eng eng Intermountain Journal of Science https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/952/786 https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/952 Copyright (c) 2013 Intermountain Journal of Sciences Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 19 No. 1-4 December (2013); 57 1081-3519 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Non-peer-reviewed Abstract 2013 ftmontanastunojs 2024-07-10T03:16:13Z Within the contiguous U.S., woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) were historically a resident of mature, deep-snow forests of northwest Montana, north Idaho and northeast Washington. Because of habitat changes, predation, and unregulated hunting, numbers dwindled to remnant populations or even extinction throughout their distribution within the U.S. By the 1950s, any caribou that might be observed in Montana were considered transitory from either southern British Columbia or North Idaho, where remnant populations still remain. In this paper, we review historical and current records of woodland caribou in Montana, discuss their biological requirements and legal status, and offer comments on future recovery efforts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Montana State University Library Open Journal Systems |
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Within the contiguous U.S., woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) were historically a resident of mature, deep-snow forests of northwest Montana, north Idaho and northeast Washington. Because of habitat changes, predation, and unregulated hunting, numbers dwindled to remnant populations or even extinction throughout their distribution within the U.S. By the 1950s, any caribou that might be observed in Montana were considered transitory from either southern British Columbia or North Idaho, where remnant populations still remain. In this paper, we review historical and current records of woodland caribou in Montana, discuss their biological requirements and legal status, and offer comments on future recovery efforts. |
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Intermountain Journal of Sciences; Vol. 19 No. 1-4 December (2013); 57 1081-3519 |
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https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/952/786 https://arc.lib.montana.edu/ojs/index.php/IJS/article/view/952 |
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