Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska
The reindeer industry has existed in Alaska since 1892. This industry has largely been concentrated on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska because suitable habitat has been available and caribou have been absent here for over 100 years. Until recently, reindeer meat and velvet antler production consistentl...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1668 2023-05-15T15:03:59+02:00 Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska Finstad, Greg L. Bader, Harry R. Prichard, Alexander K. 2002-04-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1668 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.22.4.1668 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1668/1559 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1668 doi:10.7557/2.22.4.1668 Copyright (c) 2015 Greg L. Finstad, Harry R. Bader, Alexander K. Prichard http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 22 (2002): Special Issue No. 13; 33-37 1890-6729 reindeer husbandry Alaska economic loss out-migration Rangifer tarandus reindeer herders WACH info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2002 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.22.4.1668 2021-08-16T15:04:42Z The reindeer industry has existed in Alaska since 1892. This industry has largely been concentrated on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska because suitable habitat has been available and caribou have been absent here for over 100 years. Until recently, reindeer meat and velvet antler production consistently generated millions of dollars in revenue critical to the economies of rural Alaskan communities. From 1976 to 1996 the Western Arctic Caribou Herd (WACH) increased from about 75 000 to 463 000 animals. Concurrently, seasonal range use of the WACH shifted westward onto traditional reindeer ranges of the Seward Peninsula. Reindeer herders lost 75-100% of their herds through commingling and out¬migration with wild caribou. This loss of over 12 000 reindeer represents a potential economic value of 13 million dollars. Sustainable meat and velvet antler production and the economies of western Alaskan are likely to be affected by these changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Rangifer Rangifer tarandus reindeer husbandry Seward Peninsula Alaska University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Rangifer 22 4 33 |
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The reindeer industry has existed in Alaska since 1892. This industry has largely been concentrated on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska because suitable habitat has been available and caribou have been absent here for over 100 years. Until recently, reindeer meat and velvet antler production consistently generated millions of dollars in revenue critical to the economies of rural Alaskan communities. From 1976 to 1996 the Western Arctic Caribou Herd (WACH) increased from about 75 000 to 463 000 animals. Concurrently, seasonal range use of the WACH shifted westward onto traditional reindeer ranges of the Seward Peninsula. Reindeer herders lost 75-100% of their herds through commingling and out¬migration with wild caribou. This loss of over 12 000 reindeer represents a potential economic value of 13 million dollars. Sustainable meat and velvet antler production and the economies of western Alaskan are likely to be affected by these changes. |
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Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska |
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Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska |
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Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska |
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Conflicts between reindeer herding and an expanding caribou herd in Alaska |
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