Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4406
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Childs 1958 2. Rangifer 4 Jun Petroyea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska Much bare soil was evident. On the higher slopes lichens and mosses were dominant with scattered Cassioge, a "deep snow" community (I wonder about this?). With the brown-moss of the low marshes and cottongrass with no willows leafed out yet, it is no wonder that the caribou are staying on the upper slopes. Many of the lichens are bright green and appear very succulent. These beasts there have beat hell out of the Tundra around Cantor Mt. 5 Jun 14 headed up river from Cantor Mt. None seen thru rest of the day 7 Jun Pete got 2 across the river thin on 8 Jun After running traps near a single across the river lining. Pete shot with third shot in the throat with two misses which the animal never heard or moved. It ran maybe 10 yards and dropped. We then went over and got all 3. #2706 had 35 Warbles mostly on them. many of them appeared in the meat and only a few in the skin. All were small