Distribution and Movements of the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd 1990–2005: Prior to Oil and Gas Development

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Person, Brian T., Prichard, Alex K., Carroll, Geoffry M., Yokel, David A., Suydam, Robert S., George, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: Rangifer; satellite-collar; GPS; subsistence; emigration; Alaska; North Slope; National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska; collier émetteur par satellite; subsistance; émigration; versant nord; réserve nationale de pétrole-Alaska; Arctic; Collier; Alaska North Slope; Beaufort Sea; Brooks Range; north slope; Rangifer tarandus; Seward Peninsula
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63278

Four caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantii) herds calve on the North Slope of Alaska, three of which have been exposed to little or no resource development. We present 15 years of baseline data on the distribution and movements of 72 satellite-collared and 10 GPS-collared caribou from the Teshekpuk car...