Status of Peary caribou and muskox populations within the Bathurst Island complex, south-central Queen Elizabeth Island, Northwest Territories, July 1996 / Frank L. Miller.: CW69-5/317E-PDF
"Systematic aerial surveys and nonsystematic aerial searches were carried out by helicopter within the Bathurst Island complex, south-central Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories,Canada, between 13 and 30 July 1996. The aerial survey/search-efforts were conducted to determine the status of both the Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyl) population and the muskox (Ovibosmoschatus) population within the Bathurst Island complex, with an emphasis on determining the magnitudes of the die-offs during winter 1995/96. ... The Peary caribou population declined in size by ca. 85% and the muskox population by ca. 70% from summer 1994 to summer 1996. Both populations are now at sizes that could sustain only token harvests of 15-25 animais each, depending on the proportions of young and/or male animals in the annual harvest"--Abstract, p. I-ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. Canadian Wildlife Service. Prairie and Northern Region. |
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| Title | Status of Peary caribou and muskox populations within the Bathurst Island complex, south-central Queen Elizabeth Island, Northwest Territories, July 1996 / Frank L. Miller. |
| Series title | Technical report series ; no. 317 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Other formats | Paper-[English] |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-87). Issued also in print format. Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Edmonton, Alberta : Canadian Wildlife Service, Prairie & Northern Region, c1998. |
| Author / Contributor | Miller, Frank L., 1930- |
| Description | xii, 147 p. : maps |
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| Subject terms | Animal populations Wildlife management Mammals |
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