History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland
Historical references indicate that caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) numbers drastically declined throughout the Thule District during the early part of this century, and that the primary causes were: (1) the influx of polar explorers and their distribution of firearms to the Thule Eskimos which initi...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65211 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland Roby, Daniel D. Thing, Henning Brink, Karen L. 1984-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65211 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65211/49125 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65211 ARCTIC; Vol. 37 No. 1 (1984): March: 1–90; 23-30 1923-1245 0004-0843 Aerial surveys Animal distribution Animal mortality Animal population Animal taxonomy Caribou Extirpation History Baffin Island Nunavut Ellesmere Island Greenland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1984 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z Historical references indicate that caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) numbers drastically declined throughout the Thule District during the early part of this century, and that the primary causes were: (1) the influx of polar explorers and their distribution of firearms to the Thule Eskimos which initiated extensive hunting pressure on caribou; and (2) a series of relatively mild, wet winters resulting in snow conditions which restricted access to forage and caused several catastrophic die-offs. No live caribou were seen during six hours of aerial surveys over Inglefield Land, Thule District, Northwest Greenland, during July 1978. No fresh caribou sign was found during five days of searching in the Rensselaer Bay area of Inglefield Land. Unless some individuals were not detected or subsequent emigration from Ellesmere Island has occurred, the Inglefield Land caribou population has been extirpated. The Thule District caribou population apparently originated from barren-ground caribou (R. t. groenlandicus Gmlin) which emigrated from Southwest Greenland, rather than from Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi Allen) from Ellesmere Island.Key words: caribou, Rangifer, Greenland, Thule District, Inglefield Land, High Arctic Mots clés: caribou, Rangifer, Groenland, district de Thule, terre d'Inglefield, nord de l'Arctique Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin caribou Ellesmere Island eskimo* Greenland Groenland Inglefield land Nunavut Rangifer tarandus Thule University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Baffin Island Ellesmere Island Greenland Inglefield Land ENVELOPE(-69.987,-69.987,78.637,78.637) Nunavut Peary ENVELOPE(-63.867,-63.867,-65.250,-65.250) ARCTIC 37 1 |
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Historical references indicate that caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) numbers drastically declined throughout the Thule District during the early part of this century, and that the primary causes were: (1) the influx of polar explorers and their distribution of firearms to the Thule Eskimos which initiated extensive hunting pressure on caribou; and (2) a series of relatively mild, wet winters resulting in snow conditions which restricted access to forage and caused several catastrophic die-offs. No live caribou were seen during six hours of aerial surveys over Inglefield Land, Thule District, Northwest Greenland, during July 1978. No fresh caribou sign was found during five days of searching in the Rensselaer Bay area of Inglefield Land. Unless some individuals were not detected or subsequent emigration from Ellesmere Island has occurred, the Inglefield Land caribou population has been extirpated. The Thule District caribou population apparently originated from barren-ground caribou (R. t. groenlandicus Gmlin) which emigrated from Southwest Greenland, rather than from Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi Allen) from Ellesmere Island.Key words: caribou, Rangifer, Greenland, Thule District, Inglefield Land, High Arctic Mots clés: caribou, Rangifer, Groenland, district de Thule, terre d'Inglefield, nord de l'Arctique |
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History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland |
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History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland |
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History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland |
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History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland |
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History, Status, and Taxonomic Identity of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northwest Greenland |
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history, status, and taxonomic identity of caribou (rangifer tarandus) in northwest greenland |
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Arctic Arctic Baffin Island Baffin caribou Ellesmere Island eskimo* Greenland Groenland Inglefield land Nunavut Rangifer tarandus Thule |
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