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Gunn and Fournier. 2000.
Caribou Herd Delimitation and Seasonal Movements Based on Satellite
Telemetry in Victoria Island 1987-89. 104 pp.
ABSTRACT
This report describes
the fitting of satellite collars to 15 caribou cows on Victoria Island
between 1987 an 1988, and aerial surveys to delimit calving distribution
an verify the collared cows successfully calved.
Our objectives were to determine the number if caribou herds on
Victoria Island; to describe their seasonal movements; and to determine if
the calving grounds would be suitable for subsequent surveys to estimate
caribou numbers. We
identified two herds (Minto Inlet and Dolphin and Union) based on their
geographically separate calving aggregated together for calving and had
affinity to calving areas for at least two years.
Our expectation that delineating calving grounds would be useful
for future surveys to estimate herd size was not met as the boundaries
were diffuse and difficult to delineate.
Instead, we suggest surveying the rutting distribution for the
Dolphin and Union herd as the caribou congregate along the south coast
of Victoria Island.
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