Influence of harassment by Wolves. Canis lupus, on Barren-ground Caribou, Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus, movements near the Bumside River, Northwest Territories

Abstract

A failed Wolf (Canis lupus) attack on Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) changed the movement pattern of a postcalving herd near the Burnside River on 1 July 1992. Three attacking Wolves caused the caribou to reverse their direction of travel, recross a river, and return the direction from which they had come.