Short-Term Impacts of Low-Level Jet Fighter Training on Caribou in Labrador
The short-term impacts on caribou (Rangifer tarandus) of low-level jet fighter training activity at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (Labrador) were investigated during the 1986-88 training seasons (April-October). Visual observations of low-level (30 m agl) jet overpasses indicated an initial startle...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64608 2023-05-15T14:19:12+02:00 Short-Term Impacts of Low-Level Jet Fighter Training on Caribou in Labrador Harrington, Fred H. Veitch, Alasdair M. 1991-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64608 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64608/48522 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64608 ARCTIC; Vol. 44 No. 4 (1991): December: 267–373; 318-327 1923-1245 0004-0843 Aircraft disturbance Animal behaviour Caribou Environmental impacts Noise Satellite communications Telemetry Wildlife habitat Labrador Northern info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1991 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:48Z The short-term impacts on caribou (Rangifer tarandus) of low-level jet fighter training activity at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (Labrador) were investigated during the 1986-88 training seasons (April-October). Visual observations of low-level (30 m agl) jet overpasses indicated an initial startle response but otherwise brief overt reaction by woodland caribou on late-winter alpine tundra habitat. Between 1986 and 1988, daily effects of jet overflights were monitored on 10 caribou equipped with satellite-tracked radiocollars, which provided daily indices of activity and movement. Half the animals were exposed to jet overflights; the other 5 caribou were avoided during training exercises and therefore served as control animals. In 1988, the control caribou were from a population that had never been overflown. Level of exposure to low-level flying within the exposed population did not significantly affect daily activity levels or distance travelled, although comparison with the unexposed population did suggest potential effects. The results indicate that significant impacts of low-level overflights can be minimized through a program of avoidance.Key words: caribou (Rangifer tarandus), low-level flying, jet aircraft, helicopters, disturbance, activity, movements, Labrador Mots clés: caribou (Rangifer tarandus), vol à basse altitude, avion à réaction, hélicoptères, perturbation, activité, déplacement, Labrador. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic caribou Rangifer tarandus Tundra University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 44 4 |
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The short-term impacts on caribou (Rangifer tarandus) of low-level jet fighter training activity at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay (Labrador) were investigated during the 1986-88 training seasons (April-October). Visual observations of low-level (30 m agl) jet overpasses indicated an initial startle response but otherwise brief overt reaction by woodland caribou on late-winter alpine tundra habitat. Between 1986 and 1988, daily effects of jet overflights were monitored on 10 caribou equipped with satellite-tracked radiocollars, which provided daily indices of activity and movement. Half the animals were exposed to jet overflights; the other 5 caribou were avoided during training exercises and therefore served as control animals. In 1988, the control caribou were from a population that had never been overflown. Level of exposure to low-level flying within the exposed population did not significantly affect daily activity levels or distance travelled, although comparison with the unexposed population did suggest potential effects. The results indicate that significant impacts of low-level overflights can be minimized through a program of avoidance.Key words: caribou (Rangifer tarandus), low-level flying, jet aircraft, helicopters, disturbance, activity, movements, Labrador Mots clés: caribou (Rangifer tarandus), vol à basse altitude, avion à réaction, hélicoptères, perturbation, activité, déplacement, Labrador. |
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Short-Term Impacts of Low-Level Jet Fighter Training on Caribou in Labrador |
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Short-Term Impacts of Low-Level Jet Fighter Training on Caribou in Labrador |
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