Regions: Sahtu Settlement Area, North Slave Region
Tags: biology, caribou, wildlife management, microbiology, parasites
| Principal Investigator: | Hoar, Bryanne M (3) |
| Licence Number: | 14105 |
| Organization: | University of Calgary |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2009
2008
2007
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| Issued: | Feb 06, 2007 |
Objective(s): The objective of the research is to determine the development and survival of Ostertagia gruehneri in the region of Daring Lake, and their patterns of egg laying in caribou.
Project Description: The objective of the research is to determine the development and survival of Ostertagia gruehneri in the region of Daring Lake, and their patterns of egg laying in caribou. Faeces infected with O. gruehneri eggs will be plotted weekly. Ambient temperature and relative humidity will be measured hourly at ground level (HOBO data logger). Samples will be removed from the faecal plots biweekly to determine parasite survival and development rates, and compared to theory. Samples will remain on the tundra at the end of the summer field season and be sampled the following spring to assess over-winter survival rates. Faecal samples will also be collected monthly from the Bluenose East (and possibly Bathurst) caribou herd. Results will be presented in schools and public meetings. Reports will be made available to community organizations in North Slave, Sahtu, Kitikmeot, South Slave regions; the Aurora Research Institute; and Environment and Natural Resources. The study will be conducted from May 14 to December 31, 2007 at the Tundra Ecology Research Station, Daring Lake.
