Nicholas C. Later. 2002. Caribou Tracking Survey in the Paulatuk Area Associated with the Darnley Bay Resources Aeromagnetic Survey, September 1997. 19 pp. 

ABSTRACT

As part of an agreement between Darnley Bay Resources and the Department of Resources, Wildlife & Economic Development a caribou tracking program was implemented prior to the Darnley Bay Phase I aeromagnetic survey in order to avoid low level flights over large aggregations of caribou.  If large aggregations of caribou were observed then blocks of a minimum 30km² would be excluded from the aeromagnetic survey.  The caribou tracking program surveyed an area ca. 15,600km² bounded by latitudes 69^o 45' N and 68^o 30' N to the north and south, and by longitudes 122^o 30' W and 125^o 15' W to the east and west. The survey was conducted on September 9 and 10, 1997 and was flown at 10% coverage with observations on transects 1.0km wide.  Thirty-five caribou were observed, 33 on transect and 2 off transect, there were no large aggregations of caribou in the area.  Darnley Bay Resources was advised that they could proceed with Phase I aeromagnetic survey over the entire survey area.

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