Status of Peary Caribou and Muskox Populations on Bathurst Island, N.W.T., August 1981

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Ferguson, Michael A.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Animal population; Caribou; Muskoxen; Wildlife management; Bathurst Island; Nunavut; Bear Pass; Canada; Northwest Territories; Peary; Polar Bear Pass; Arctic; caribou; muskox; ovibos moschatus; polar bear; Rangifer tarandus; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64811

An aerial survey of Bathurst Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, was conducted 10-13 August 1981 to determine if Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) had recovered since die-offs in the early 1970s. Sampling intensity was 26%, except for 74% over Polar Bear Pas...