Seeking sanctuary: the neonatal calving period among central mountain woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou)

摘要: Woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus (Gmelin, 1788)) populations have declined throughout their range. With the goal of better understanding habitat selection and fidelity during neonatal calving period (0–4 weeks), we applied a noninvasive method that estimates events subsequent survival based on changes in movement rates among GPS-collared female caribou. We examined long-term GPS-collar data set (1998–2014) collected from 81 adult two central mountain herds Alberta British Columbia, Canada. Although were unable to validate our results with aerial surveys pregnancy tests, parturition rates, dates, consistent previous studies. identified 83 sites. Female selected sites postparturition high-elevation ridgetops gradual slopes avoided anthropogenic linear features. displayed low interannual rang...