Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique
Southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou, SMC) in British Columbia, Canada, are experiencing a precipitous population decline and range recession. In 2019, the two southernmost herds, the South Selkirks and the Purcells-South herds, were functionally extirpated and facing imminent extinc...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/5930 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique Mathieu, Amélie Vander Vennen, Lucas M. Ried, Aaron Legebokow, Cory Schwantje, Helen M. 2022-07-21 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/5930 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.42.1.5930 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/5930/6623 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/5930 doi:10.7557/2.42.1.5930 Copyright (c) 2022 Amélie Mathieu, Lucas M. Vander Vennen, Aaron Ried, Cory Legebokow, Helen M. Schwantje http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol. 42 No. 1 (2022); 1-16 Rangifer; Vol 42 Nr. 1 (2022); 1-16 1890-6729 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2022 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.42.1.5930 2022-07-27T22:59:35Z Southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou, SMC) in British Columbia, Canada, are experiencing a precipitous population decline and range recession. In 2019, the two southernmost herds, the South Selkirks and the Purcells-South herds, were functionally extirpated and facing imminent extinction. To rescue the remaining animals, a translocation into the Columbia North herd range was performed using a soft-release method. The translocated animals were released alongside a captive-reared yearling and a resident adult female from the Columbia North SMC herd. A comparison of habitat selection behaviours at the 2nd order of selection demonstrated that the released animals responded to habitat and elevational conditions similarly to resident caribou. The translocation and soft release of Purcells-South and South Selkirks individuals demonstrates that soft release of wild translocated and captive-reared SMC can be successful and should be considered where and when feasible. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Rangifer 42 1 1 16 |
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Southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou, SMC) in British Columbia, Canada, are experiencing a precipitous population decline and range recession. In 2019, the two southernmost herds, the South Selkirks and the Purcells-South herds, were functionally extirpated and facing imminent extinction. To rescue the remaining animals, a translocation into the Columbia North herd range was performed using a soft-release method. The translocated animals were released alongside a captive-reared yearling and a resident adult female from the Columbia North SMC herd. A comparison of habitat selection behaviours at the 2nd order of selection demonstrated that the released animals responded to habitat and elevational conditions similarly to resident caribou. The translocation and soft release of Purcells-South and South Selkirks individuals demonstrates that soft release of wild translocated and captive-reared SMC can be successful and should be considered where and when feasible. |
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Mathieu, Amélie Vander Vennen, Lucas M. Ried, Aaron Legebokow, Cory Schwantje, Helen M. Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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Translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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translocation of southern mountain caribou using a soft-release technique |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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Rangifer; Vol. 42 No. 1 (2022); 1-16 Rangifer; Vol 42 Nr. 1 (2022); 1-16 1890-6729 |
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