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17aker
1959
Langer tarandus
3,13,12,1,8,12
June 18 Saw 16 m late evening. All looked
mangy - 14 still in winter coats, very
light looking. No calves with this group.
Have seen 152 others in past couple
days.
June 20 Getting more numerous I saw a
Group of 16 on E side of me, + 2 groups
of 36 + 40t on W side. All look
mangy. No calves seen, groups seem
to be 8yr + 9yr + year old animals
who are noticeably smaller than the others.
June 21 15 Caribou grazing along Sabal Stream
Beyond second ridge. 3 were bulls with
antlers already large, the rest were young
small bulls + a couple of yearlings - all
where white - in winter pelage
6 Caribou, 3 of which were bulls, were
in Leon Marsh near Sabal stream or again.
June 22 12 Caribou spent all afternoon sleeping + grazing
on Bear mountain - gradually moving S.E.
Head of 28t on Wolverine Ridge moved gradually
S + W during afternoon. Crossed ridge heading
south.
June 24 Reference on Caribou from Harka Childs.
Solomokov,
1935
Paper on Reindeer - in Russian. FAP
Has a translation, may be in reprint from MVR? Good ecology.