Aerial Surveys Estimated 126,623 Reindeer in West Greenland
Helicopter surveys in three West Greenland regions gave a design-based estimate of 126,623 reindeer. A spatial model estimated…
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East Greenland Barnacle Geese Fell to 65,516 While the Russian Flyway Held Near 1.5 Million
AEWA’s 2026 assessment estimated 65,516 East Greenland barnacle geese in March 2026, down from earlier peaks of 80,000,…
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Arctic Storms Cut Muskox Movement Associated With Foraging by About Two-thirds
Across six storms in northeast Greenland, muskoxen shifted strongly toward movement interpreted as resting, while time in the…
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Temperature, Not Day Length, Drove the Muskox Summer Metabolic Shift
Multi-year measurements from nine wild muskoxen in northeast Greenland showed that the spring shift toward higher heart rate,…
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Muskox Decline Changes the Balance of High Arctic Vegetation
A 13-year exclusion experiment in Greenland shows how declining muskox numbers can release tundra vegetation from heavy grazing…
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Low Breeding Output Helps Explain Greenland White-fronted Goose Decline
A study using 39 years of data linked the decline of Greenland white-fronted geese to low production of…
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