The Buffalo of the North: Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and Human Developments

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Bergerud, A.T., Jakimchuk, R.D., Carruthers, D.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1984
• Subjects: Aircraft disturbance; Animal behaviour; Animal distribution; Animal food; Animal migration; Animal mortality; Animal population; Caribou; Environmental impacts; Pipelines; Predation; Roads; Wolves; Wildlife habitat; Alaska; British Columbia; Manitoba; Northern; Newfoundland; Nunavut; Yukon; Arctic; Snohetta; caribou; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65210

The demography, movement, and behaviour patterns of eight caribou populations (Kaminuriak, Nelchina, Central Arctic, Fortymile, Porcupine, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and Snohetta) exposed to industrial activities or transportation corridors are reviewed. Behaviour patterns of caribou encounteri...