Muskoxen in Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, West Greenland: Monitoring, Spatial Distribution, Population Growth, and Sustainable Harvest

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Pedersen, C.B., Aastrup, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2000
• Subjects: abundance; aerial survey; monitoring; muskoxen; Ovibos moschatus; population growth; spatial distribution; abondance; relevé aérien; surveillance; boeuf musqué; croissance démographique; distribution spatiale; Angujaartorfiup Nunaa; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Kangerlussuaq Airport; Arctic; Groenland; ovibos moschatus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63887

In the 1960s, 27 muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) were introduced to Angujaartorfiup Nunaa, which is located next to Kangerlussuaq Airport in West Greenland. Data from 12 aerial surveys of muskoxen from 1986 to 1996 show 1) that the population has stabilized at 3000 muskoxen since hunting was initiated i...