Apparent Collapse of the Peary Caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) Population on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Mallory, Conor D., Fredlund, Matthew, Campbell, Mitch W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2020
• Subjects: Peary caribou; muskox; density surface model; Rangifer tarandus pearyi; Ovibos moschatus; Axel Heiberg Island; caribou de Peary; boeuf musqué; modèle de densité surfacique; île Axel Heiberg; Arctic; Canada; Caribou Range; Heiberg; Nunavut; Peary; Île Axel Heiberg; ovibos moschatus; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/71605

In spring 2019, we conducted a comprehensive abundance and distribution survey for Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) and muskox (Ovibos moschatus) on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada. Although much of Axel Heiberg Island is rugged and extensively glaciated, areas east of the Princess Marg...