Little Smoky Woodland Caribou Calf Survival Enhancement Project
The Little Smoky woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herd is a boreal ecotype located in west central Alberta, Canada. This herd has declined steadily over the past decade and is currently thought to number approximately 80 animals. Factors contributing to the herds' decline appear related to...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/1994 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Little Smoky Woodland Caribou Calf Survival Enhancement Project Smith, Kirkby G. Pittaway, Lois 2011-09-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1994 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.2.1994 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1994/1855 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1994 doi:10.7557/2.31.2.1994 Copyright (c) 2015 Kirkby G. Smith, Lois Pittaway http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 31 (2011): Special Issue No. 19; 97-102 1890-6729 Alberta caribou increased recruitment maternal penning mitigation of industrial activity info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2011 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.31.2.1994 2021-08-16T15:08:40Z The Little Smoky woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herd is a boreal ecotype located in west central Alberta, Canada. This herd has declined steadily over the past decade and is currently thought to number approximately 80 animals. Factors contributing to the herds' decline appear related to elevated predator-caused mortality rates resulting from industrial caused landscape change. At current rates of decline, the herd is at risk of extirpation. A calf survival enhancement project was initiated in the first half of 2006 as a means of enhancing recruitment while other longer-term approaches were implemented. A total of 10 pregnant females were captured in early March and held in captivity until all calves were at least 3 weeks old. Before release, calves were radiocollared with expandable drop-off collars. Following release, survival of mother and offspring were tracked at intervals until the fall rut. Survival of penned calves was compared to "wild-born" calves at heel of non captive radiocollared females. This approach is compared to other techniques designed to increase recruitment in caribou. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Canada Rangifer 31 2 97 |
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The Little Smoky woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus) herd is a boreal ecotype located in west central Alberta, Canada. This herd has declined steadily over the past decade and is currently thought to number approximately 80 animals. Factors contributing to the herds' decline appear related to elevated predator-caused mortality rates resulting from industrial caused landscape change. At current rates of decline, the herd is at risk of extirpation. A calf survival enhancement project was initiated in the first half of 2006 as a means of enhancing recruitment while other longer-term approaches were implemented. A total of 10 pregnant females were captured in early March and held in captivity until all calves were at least 3 weeks old. Before release, calves were radiocollared with expandable drop-off collars. Following release, survival of mother and offspring were tracked at intervals until the fall rut. Survival of penned calves was compared to "wild-born" calves at heel of non captive radiocollared females. This approach is compared to other techniques designed to increase recruitment in caribou. |
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Little Smoky Woodland Caribou Calf Survival Enhancement Project |
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Little Smoky Woodland Caribou Calf Survival Enhancement Project |
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Little Smoky Woodland Caribou Calf Survival Enhancement Project |
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