Mammal Observations at Lower Back River, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Main Authors: Gunderson, H. L., Breckenridge, W. J., Jarosz, J. A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1955
• Subjects: Zoology; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Canada; Spence; Mount Meadowbank; Back River; Baker Lake; Wager Bay
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/museummammalogy/156; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/museummammalogy/article/1155/viewcontent/Gunderson_1955_JM_Mammal_Observations_at_Lower_Back_River_Northwest_Territories_Canada.pdf

The Back River drains the interior barrens of the Northwest Territories of Canada. According to Blanchet (1930) the river has its headwaters in a high plateau and flows through a sand plain basin (not in accord with conditions of our base camp). The country north of the Back River drainage is of low...