Status of endangered and threatened caribou on Canada's arctic islands

Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) on the Canadian Arctic Islands occur as several populations which are nationally classified as either endangered or threatened. On the western High Arctic (Queen Elizabeth) Islands, Peary caribou (R. t. pearyi) declined to an estimated 1100 caribou in 1997. This is the lo...

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Main Authors: Anne Gunn, Frank L. Miller, John Nishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2000-04-01
Series:Rangifer
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1623