Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4406
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Childs 1959 Pangifer actions 16 June Barrow, Alaska Sadlerochit River - Tom Cade reported seeing 300-400 in small bands moving north. Mostly cows with calves. Perhaps a dozen bulls in all. Pilot saw them a week earlier. 17 June Flight to Beadle River Coal Mine thru East & West Port. 2 groups (5, 10) seen on trip to De Beade south where more than 50% tundra open. 4 groups seen on return from Bliville in similar open areas (2, 5, 1, 9). Cade reported that Sig Olson had located calving ground of east of Black Lake last year. Also that Mohr had seen 30,000 in Romanoff set at the same time. 21 June Patrunge River to Cape Thompson route No caribou seen until south of big A. Small bands of up to 40 and perhaps Total 300 seen between Patrunge and Carwin Mine and inland to headwaters of Spinich R. One group of 25 was bedded down in snow near marmit bar. A red fox was seen watching them. We saw no caribou on trip along Kuskopuk R - Kuskopuk R & Cape Thompson & return via Spinich until we the headwaters of the latter. Trails here were oriented as per attached map.