Status of the Galena Mountain caribou herd
A resident herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) inhabits the Koyukuk River valley and Kokrines Hills, which are located on the north side of the Yukon River near the Alaskan villages of Galena and Ruby. Personnel from the Alaska Departement of Fish and Game, U.S. Bureau of land Management, and...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1000 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Status of the Galena Mountain caribou herd Robinson, Scott R. 1991-10-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1000 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.11.4.1000 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1000/956 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1000 doi:10.7557/2.11.4.1000 Copyright (c) 2015 Scott R. Robinson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 11 (1991): Special Issue No. 7; 116-122 1890-6729 Alaska Yukon river caribou Galena Mountain land uses Rangifer subsistence info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1991 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.11.4.1000 2021-08-16T14:46:39Z A resident herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) inhabits the Koyukuk River valley and Kokrines Hills, which are located on the north side of the Yukon River near the Alaskan villages of Galena and Ruby. Personnel from the Alaska Departement of Fish and Game, U.S. Bureau of land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service studied this herd from October 1983 to January 1990. The highest caribou count was 258 in June 1987. The proportion of newborn calves observed during the May calving period ranged from 0 to 28% (mean=10%) whereas it ranged from 4 to 17% (mean=13%) in October. Caribou inhabited mostly coniferous forest from October through April and open habitat from May through September. Male caribou occupied fewer habitat types, travelled less distance, and remained at lower elevations than female caribou. Management concerns for this herd are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Yukon river Alaska Yukon University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Yukon Rangifer 11 4 116 |
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A resident herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) inhabits the Koyukuk River valley and Kokrines Hills, which are located on the north side of the Yukon River near the Alaskan villages of Galena and Ruby. Personnel from the Alaska Departement of Fish and Game, U.S. Bureau of land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service studied this herd from October 1983 to January 1990. The highest caribou count was 258 in June 1987. The proportion of newborn calves observed during the May calving period ranged from 0 to 28% (mean=10%) whereas it ranged from 4 to 17% (mean=13%) in October. Caribou inhabited mostly coniferous forest from October through April and open habitat from May through September. Male caribou occupied fewer habitat types, travelled less distance, and remained at lower elevations than female caribou. Management concerns for this herd are discussed. |
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