Moose - Pukaskwa

Moose aerial surveys are conducted approximately every 5 years by helicopter, subject to snow and weather conditions or to coincide with a survey being done in the adjacent Wildlife Management Unit. The dataset includes surveys conducted during the winters of 1996, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2017. Plots to be surveyed are randomly selected from the ninety-seven 25 km² plots within the park and flown with rotary wing aircraft. Prior to the 2017 survey, paper maps and data sheets were used to record information. In 2017, Avenza software and geoPDF maps on an android tablet were used and data were transferred to paper after landing. The objectives of the survey are to monitor moose density, productivity and sex ratio.

Organization: Parks Canada | Parcs Canada

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