Calving
Last Review/Updated: June 21, 2006
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Field biologists prepare radio-collars to be placed on calves. |
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Checking of radio frequency for radio-collar to be applied to calf. |
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Field crew planning search for calves. |
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Field crew looking for calves inside fenced area. |
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Glimpse of a calf following mother in the bush within the fenced compound. These calves can be hard to capture—every effort is made to minimize disturbance to mother and calf during the radio-collaring. |
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Preparing calf for the measurement and applying radio-collar. Handling kept to a minimum to reduce stress. |
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One of the larger calves to be caught; about to go through measurements and collaring. |
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Expandable radio-collars are quickly placed on young calf. |
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Standard measurement of lower foot helps biologists determine age and growth patterns. |
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Collecting hair from caribou calf for DNA work. |
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Checking weight on spring scale for determining age and growth patterns of calves. |
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Weighing young caribou after radio-collaring. |
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Young calf, reacting to biologists after being radio-collared, demonstrates typical predator defence behaviour by flattening out to blend in with forest floor. |
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Calf being released, following processing. |
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Recently radio-collared calf blends in well with boreal forest environment. |
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Calf with recently attached radio-collar is preparing to find mother. |
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Radio-collared calf heads off to return to mother quickly after being processed. |
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Calf returns to mother after radio-collar attached. |
