Caribou Management Report.pdf

The Alaska Department of Fish & Game's Division of Wildlife Conservation submitted an interim report on intensive management for caribou with wolf predation control in Game Management Unit 9D. The report updates the prior annual report, focusing on changes since February. Key findings include:

The Southern Alaska Peninsula Caribou Herd's population size was estimated at 1,720 in October 2013, with a steady increase in abundance since the program's inception.
The herd's bull and calf ratios have consistently remained high compared to pre-program estimates.
The adjacent Unimak caribou herd has declined in abundance since the program started.
Caribou harvest in the assessment area has been minimal, with some reported and estimated harvests, including a limited federal hunt implemented by the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in 2012-2013.
* Wolf control efforts were suspended after the 2009 calving season, and no wolf surveys have been conducted since then.