Teshekpuk Caribou Herd Health Assessment
| Principal Investigators | Raphaela Stimmelmayr, Ph.D., and Brian Person, Ph.D. |
| Funding | BLM, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Impact Program, NSB-DWM |
Summary:
Thanks to the hunters, the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd Health Study is progressing well. We continue to examine hunter-concern animals and collect samples from healthy caribou to establish baseline health information. Sampling will continue throughout the year of 2014. Please contact the NSB-DWM for more information or if you would like to participate.
Publications:
- Stimmelmayr, R., et al. 2015. PAH exposure and biomarker response of the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd. Poster presented at the 12th International Effects of Oil and Wildlife Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, May 2015.
- O’Hara, T.M., et al. 2003. Investigation of heavy metals in a large mortality event in caribou of northern Alaska. Arctic 56(2):125-135.
