Caribou reactions to provocation by snowmachines in Newfoundland

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Mahoney, S.P., Mawhinney, K., McCarthy, C., Anions, Doug, Taylor, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2001
• Subjects: behaviour; disturbance; Rangifer tarandus; snowmachine; weather conditions; caribou; Gros Morne National Park; Newfoundland; Rangifer
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1526; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.21.1.1526

Caribou in Gros Morne National Park reacted to provocation by snowmachine with significant differences in their response between years. Upon exposure to snowmachines, caribou were displaced 60 to 237 m from their initial locations. Groups with calves allowed the snowmachines to approach more closely...