Peary Caribou and Muskoxen on Banks Island

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Kevan, Peter G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1974
• Subjects: Beach erosion; Beaches; Intertidal zones; Lagoons; Sea ice; Shore ice; Berms; Alaskan Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Lay; Point; region; Alaska; Pingok Island; Peary; Arctic; Banks Island; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65934

Peary caribou and muskoxen were surveyed on Banks Island north of 73° N. in June 1970 to identify critical spring ranges of these animals. The data gathered also lend themselves to population estimations. Critical spring ranges of both animals north of 73° N. are more or less mutually exclusive. Mus...