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Porcupine Caribou
an indicator of wildlife sustainability in
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Porcupine Caribou Data
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Year
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Population
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Reported Harvest*
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1972
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100,000
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2,400
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1973
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3,189
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1974
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3,761
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1975
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2,962
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1976
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4,250
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1977
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105,000
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2,600
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1978
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1,780
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1979
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110,000
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1,254
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1980
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2,870
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1981
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6,000
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1982
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3,355
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1983
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135,000
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2,370
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1984
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2,384
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1985
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3,000
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1986
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3,100
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1987
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165,000
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3,100
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1988
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2,355
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1989
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178,000
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3,722
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1990
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2,600
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1991
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3,225
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1992
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160,000
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3,612
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1993
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2,494
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1994
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152,000
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3,323
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1995
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2,114
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1996
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2,114 |
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1997
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1,308 |
| 1998 |
129,000 |
2,200 |
| 1999 |
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2,500 |
| 2000 |
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2001
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123,000
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* Note: The reported harvest includes all non-Aboriginal and
most, but not all, Aboriginal hunting.
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References used in the Porcupine Caribou Indicator:
- Miller, F.L. and A. Gunn. 2003. Catastrophic Die-Off of Peary Caribou
on the Western Queen Elizabeth Islands, Canadian High Arctic. Arctic
56(4): 381-390.
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