. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. REINDEEE IIT ALASKA. 21 Reindeer are attached to their accustomed haunts, and when well located on a range will unerringly return to it if moved away. With change in seasons, unless restrained, they instinctively seek their favorite winter, fall, or summer pastures. In the choice of summer pasturages, such reindeer pests as mosquitoes and warble flies play. Fig. 1.—Preliminary map of reindeer grazing areas in Alaslia, showing- areas now partly occupied by herds of reindeer and areas not yet occupied but suitable for re
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. REINDEEE IIT ALASKA. 21 Reindeer are attached to their accustomed haunts, and when well located on a range will unerringly return to it if moved away. With change in seasons, unless restrained, they instinctively seek their favorite winter, fall, or summer pastures. In the choice of summer pasturages, such reindeer pests as mosquitoes and warble flies play. Fig. 1.—Preliminary map of reindeer grazing areas in Alaslia, showing- areas now partly occupied by herds of reindeer and areas not yet occupied but suitable for reindeer graz- ing. It should be understood that the grazing areas indicated are approximate only . and will be largely modified by more detailed investigations. On the Pribilofs there are two small Government-owned herds, and a small herd is on Atka Island, in the Aleutian Chain, not on the map. The area inclosed by the dotted line shows range reserved for wild caribou. an important part, causing the reindeer to seek the wind-swept areas adjoining the beach along the coast, and the wind-swept ridges and low mountain tops in the interior. In the arctic habitat a range must be selected having available for winter grazing an area not subject to periodic crustings of the. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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