The Bailey Point Region and Other Muskox Refugia in the Canadian Arctic: A Short Review

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Thomas, D.C., Miller, F.L., Russell, R.H., Parker, G.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1981
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Muskoxen; Wildlife management; Wildlife habitat; Bailey Point; N.W.T; Melville Island; N.W.T./Nunavut; Queen Elizabeth Islands; Arctic; Axel Heiberg Island; Canada; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Devon Island; Heiberg; Mokka Fiord; Nunavut; Arctic Archipelago; muskox; ovibos moschatus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65552

The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is widely distributed over much of arctic Canada but only at a few locations do their densities remain high and populations relatively stable. These refugia constitute the most favourable muskox ranges in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago . Refugia for muskoxen in the Hig...