Central Arctic caribou numbers upHerd summers in vicinity of Alaska’s largest oil fields — enjoys healthy pregnancy rate and high calf survival, says Alaska Department of Fish and Game Steve Sutherlin PNA Managing Editor
The central Arctic caribou herd is thriving, according to a photo census count made by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. The 2002 survey pegged the herd at 31,857 animals, up from 27,128 animals in 2000, an increase of 4,729 animals or 17 percent.
The caribou count is made from aerial photogr....
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537 percent increase over 28 years Four herds share North Slope
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