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Harvest and the Fortymile Caribou Herd Recovery Historical photo of Fortymile caribou swimming the Yukon River near Dawson A hundred here, a thousand there A score down in the hollow, Spread far and wide in countless bands As far as glass could follow. * * * Three days we camped there in their midst Our work around completing Through all northwestward held their course We noticed no depleting. H.S. Bostock, 1979 Except from “The Caribou”, a poem recounting one of the last great migrations of the Fortymile herd south of the Dawson Range in 1933. Fortymile Caribou 1930 to 1939 Fortymile Caribou 1976 to 1990 Fortymile Caribou Fortymile Caribou Fortymile Caribou Herd Management Plan (1995) The vision for the Fortymile herd and its ecosystem: • To restore the abundance and diversity of wildlife in this ecosystem, of which the Fortymile herd is the most important indicator species. • To promote healthy wildlife populations for their intrinsic value, as well as consumptive and nonconsumptive uses. Fortymile Caribou 5 sections: • • • • • Limit effects of harvest Reduce predation effects Habitat protection Monitor plan’s effectiveness Maintain public awareness and acceptance Fortymile Caribou Sound science, reviewed by National Academy of Sciences: • • • • • • Each year we conducted a calf mortality study Herd census Composition Survey Herd and range condition sampling Wolf survey Moose and sheep surveys to evaluate additional effects of wolf control Fortymile Caribou Fortymile caribou numbers Increasing about Caribou numbers 60000 50000 2,000 caribou per year since 1995 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Year 2000 2005 2010 2015 Fortymile Caribou Post-management plan • Harvest management plans 2001-2005 and 2006-2012 • (Drafting of the next plan underway) • Primary management goal = herd growth • Secondary goal = increased harvest • Harvest started at 2%, shared with Yukon 65:35 Fortymile Caribou Fortymile caribou numbers Increasing about Caribou numbers 60000 50000 2,000 caribou per year since 1995 40000 30000 20000 10000 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Year 2000 2005 2010 2015 1200 FORTYMILE CARIBOU HARVESTS, 1990-2009 HARVEST LIMITED BY QUOTA 1000 800 RECENT 5-YR AVERAGE HARVEST OF 831 BY ALL ALASKAN RESIDENTS 600 400 RECENT 5-YR AVERAGE HARVEST OF 151 BY FEDERALLY-QUALIFIED HUNTERS CURRENT (1996) ANS = 350-400 200 0 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 FEDERALLY QUALIFIED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED IN 25C OTHER ALASKAN NON-RESIDENT UNKNOWN RESIDENCY ANS LOWER ANS UPPER Fortymile Caribou
