Population ecology of two woodland caribou herds in the southern Yukon

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Farnell, Richard, Barichello, Norman, Egli, Katherina, Kuzyk, Gerry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1996
• Subjects: wolves; harvest; predator-prey relationships; antipredator strategies; population dynamics; Aishihik; Yukon; Alces alces; Canis lupus; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1222; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.16.4.1222

Since the mid 1980's, the Aishihik herd of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) declined from approximately 1500 to 583 animals. During the same period a nearby herd, the Wolf Lake Herd increased from approximately 664 to 1249 animals. This paper compares aspects of the ecology of these...