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In June 2018, an estimated abundance of the Beverly barren-ground caribou herd was determined, based on the estimated numbers of breeding and non-breeding female barren-ground caribou within the herd’s annual concentrated calving area. Additionally, the 2011 abundance estimate was reassessed to include the Adelaide Peninsula based on updated information gathered from collared Beverly caribou movements between 2011 and 2018.

The article presents the “adehabitat” package for the R software, which offers basic GIS (Geographic Information System) functions, methods to analyze radio-tracking data and habitat selection by wildlife, and interfaces with other R packages.

Keywords: R software, Adehabitat, Habitat selection, Space use, Wildlife, Home range, Package.

This report details the the caribou popiation survey conducted on the northeastern mainland, NWT in May 1995.

The interaction between religious beliefs and hunting practices among the Asiniskawidiniwak or Rock Crees of northern Manitoba is the focus of Robert Brightman's detailed study. 

Key words: Asiniskawidiniwak or Rock Cree, northern Manitoba, interactions between spiritual beliefs and hunting practices, human-animal relationships and differences.

The article discusses the experimental wolf reduction that occurred over a five-year period (2015-2019) within the South Peace region of northeastern British Columbia, Canada, in an attempt to address the rapid decline of Central Mountain caribou populations.

This report describes the results of a calving ground photo survey of the Bluenose-East caribou herd conducted in June of 2018 west of Kugluktuk, Nunavut (NU).

This report details the calving ground photo survey of the Bathurst caribou herd conducted during June of 2015 in Nunavut (NU).

This report details the calving ground photo survey of the Bluenose-East caribou herd conducted during June of 2015 in Nunavut (NU), near Kugluktuk, NU.

This report details the calving ground photo survey of the Bluenose-East caribou herd conducted during June of 2013 in Nunavut (NU), near Kugluktuk, NU.

The work described in this article was carried out to better understand environmental, temporal and spatial variables that may be affecting the Bathurst and Bluenose-East caribou herds and their ranges.

The article discusses a technique developed to use stratified network sampling to sample animal tracks in the snow and to obtain to population estimates.

Key words: aerial survey, Canis lupus, furbearer, gray wolf, large scale, network sampling, population estimation, probability sampling, snow, tracks.

The coexistence between pastoral communities and wolves has given origin to a rich ethnographic heritage, expressed in myths and legends, practices related to medical uses of wolf parts, and constructions for hunting wolves. This article assesses such cultural dimension through interviews with inhabitants, field prospecting and a literature review.

Key words: Iberian Peninsula, wolves, ethnography, oral tradition, rural architecture, traditional knowledge, wildlife management, human-wolf conflict.

The 2020/2021 Action Plan provides details on the types of actions that are recommended for the Bluesnoe-East caribou herd’s RED status, as well as who is responsible for the actions, and when they should be done.

During 1986–1992, investigations were conducted on the population dynamics and harvests of wolves in the newly created Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve in northern Alaska, USA, where wolves were harvested by local residents. The objectives were to determine wolf abundance, estimate important vital rates (i.e., productivity, survival, emigration), and characterize wolf harvests.

This report describes the results of a calving ground photo survey of the Bathurst caribou herd conducted in June of 2018 near Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut (NU).