The distribution of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) and moose (Alces alces) in the Fort St. James Region of Northern British Columbia, 1800-1950.

• Other Authors: Santomauro, Domenico (Author), Johnson, Christopher (Thesis advisor), Fondahl, Gail (Thesis advisor), University of Northern British Columbia (Degree granting institution)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Northern British Columbia 2009
• Subjects: Woodland caribou > British Columbia > Fort St. James Region; Moose > British Columbia > Fort St. James Region; Caribou populations > British Columbia > Fort St. James Region; Moose populations > British Columbia > Fort St. James Region; QL737.U55 S26 2009; Nechako; Alces alces; First Nations; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://unbc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc:16073/datastream/PDF/download; https://unbc.arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A16073; https://doi.org/10.24124/2009/bpgub695

Throughout the 1800s and the 1900s, woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) disappeared from the upper Nechako lowlands of the interior of British Columbia, and herds in the surrounding mountain ranges contracted. Conversely, moose (Alces alces) populations expanded during the 1900s and rapidly...