. The conservation of the wild life of Canada . d at the present time. As will be shown later, thenatives of that enormous area, both Indians and Eskimos,depend upon the caribou for food and clothing. Any ex-ploration of the country is dependent upon this source ofmeat. Without the caribou, travel in that region would bealmost impossible, and the natives would either starve orbecome a public charge on the government. In the case of an animal extending over such an enormousarea it is natural that distinct races should have developed,and, although we are not concerned here with the differentform
. The conservation of the wild life of Canada . d at the present time. As will be shown later, thenatives of that enormous area, both Indians and Eskimos,depend upon the caribou for food and clothing. Any ex-ploration of the country is dependent upon this source ofmeat. Without the caribou, travel in that region would bealmost impossible, and the natives would either starve orbecome a public charge on the government. In the case of an animal extending over such an enormousarea it is natural that distinct races should have developed,and, although we are not concerned here with the differentforms, and shall include them all under the one name, itmay be pointed out in passing that at least four distinctforms have been recognized and given specific rank. Theseare the true barren-ground caribou {Rangifer arcticus),which is the caribou of our Canadian Barren Grounds;Grants caribou {Rangifer granti), found in the Alaskanpeninsula; and the more northerly forms, Pearys caribou{Rangifer pearyi), inhabiting Ellesmere Island, and the PLATE III. BARREN-CIKOUND CARIBOU
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