. The Canadian field-naturalist. 48 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 89. Figure 1. Location of the Laurentides Provincial Park, Quebec according to age-class and sex is illustrated in Table 1. A numbered metal or plastic tag was affixed to one or both ear pinnae of all animals. As well, 164 of the 179 tagged anhnals were fitted with a numbered collar of the type described by Roussel and Pichette (1974). Observations Observations were reported by project per- sonnel, park staff, and visitors. As with every movement study using tags, some limitations are present, , summer observations were
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 48 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 89. Figure 1. Location of the Laurentides Provincial Park, Quebec according to age-class and sex is illustrated in Table 1. A numbered metal or plastic tag was affixed to one or both ear pinnae of all animals. As well, 164 of the 179 tagged anhnals were fitted with a numbered collar of the type described by Roussel and Pichette (1974). Observations Observations were reported by project per- sonnel, park staff, and visitors. As with every movement study using tags, some limitations are present, , summer observations were mostly made during the tagging operations near aquatic feeding sites; faU observations were principally done by hunters and, during the winter, systematic searches of the study area were done using a helicopter. A certain bias in the observation procedure is evident but this bias cannot be accounted for. All the observations were mapped on 1: 50,000 topo- graphic charts. The linear distances between Table 1 — Number, sex, and age groups of moose tagged from 1969 to 1973 in the Laurentides Provincial Park, Quebec Adults Calves Year Male Female Male Female Total 1969 6 (2)* 17 (1) 1 0 19 1970 17 (2) 18 (1) 4 6 45 1971 7 (2) 10 (0) 7 4 28 1972 13 (2) 12 (2) 1 4 30 1973 12 (2) 21 (1) 12 12 57 Total 55 (10) 73 (5) 25 26 179 ' The number in parenthesis refers to the numbers of yearlings included in the number of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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