Alaska field notes, v4434
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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.