Survival and mortality of translocated woodland caribou
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Published source details
Compton B.B., Zager P. & Servheen G. (1995) Survival and mortality of translocated woodland caribou. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 23, 490-496.
Published source details Compton B.B., Zager P. & Servheen G. (1995) Survival and mortality of translocated woodland caribou. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 23, 490-496.
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This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Translocate to re-establish or boost populations in native range
A study in 1987–1992 in a subalpine coniferous forest in Idaho, USA (Compton et al. 1995) found that approximately a quarter of translocated woodland caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou survived or had stayed at the release site two-four years after release. Fourteen out of 60 (23%) translocated woodland caribou survived two-four years after being released into the wild. Seven translocated caribou left the study area over the five-year study, of which six were during the first year after release. Twenty-seven caribou died during the same period (3 during the release process) and the outcome for 12 animals was unknown due to radio-collar failure. The average annual survival rate was 74%. Between 1987 and 1990, sixty woodland caribou were caught in British Columbia, Canada and released in the Selkirk Mountains, USA after 72 hours. Caribou were radio-tagged and were monitored weekly, from an aircraft, until February 1992.
(Summarised by: Ricardo Rocha)
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