Waterfowl in the Economy of the Eskimos on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Klein, David R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1966
• Subjects: Deglaciation; Glaciation; Sea level; Sparbo; Cape; region; Nunavut; Skogn; Brant; Yukon; Arctic; eskimo*; esquimaux; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66488

Eskimos in this area take about 83 thousand geese and brant, 38 thousand ducks, 5500 swans and 1 thousand cranes annually; 40 thousand eggs are gathered for food. Egg gathering and village drives of birds have decreased in recent years, but spring hunting of waterfowl continues to be important as it...