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Proceedings of the 4th Biennal Symposium
Whitehorse, Yukon
Table of Contents
Section I – Population Dynamics
Some Population Characteristics of Dall Sheep in Six Alaska National Parks and Reserves
F. J. Singer
Investigations into Reproduction by Ewes of a Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Herd in Wyoming
E.T.Thorne, Elizabeth S. Williams and G. Butler
Pregnancy Rate and the Timing of Lamb Losses in California Bighorn Sheep in the Ashnola, B.C.
W.L. Harper
Population Density of Mountain Goats in Southeast Alaska
J. L. Fox
An Age Specific Winter Die-off in Dall Sheep in Alaska
Sarah M. Watson and W. E. Heimer
The Influence of Winter Severity on Dall Sheep Productivity in Southwestern Yukon – A Preliminary Assessment
D. Burles, M. Hoefs and N. Barichello
The Influence of Climate, Habitat and Naturlal Selection on the Numbers of Feral Sheep (Ovis aries L.) on Campbell Island (Subantarctic)
M. R. Rudge
Introduced Mountain Goats in the Snake River Range, Idaho: Characteristics of Vigorous Population Growth
J. A. Hayden Section II – Ecological Relationships (seasonal distribution, food habits, behaviour)
Bighorn Sheep of the Teton Range, Wyoming: Ecology of a Remnant Population
M.B. Whitfield and B. L. Keller
Summer Distribrution and Abundance of Mountain Goats in Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
Joanne Michalovic
Ecological Relationships between Desert Bighorn Sheep and Domestic Cattle in Southeastern Utah
M. King and G. W. Workman
A Comparison of the Biology and Impact of Feral Goats (Capra hircus L.) on Subtropical and Subantarctic Islands
M. R. Rudge
Annual Ecological Cycles of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Populations with Hight Elevation Winter Ranges in the East Kootenays
G. Schuerholz
Mineral Lick Use by Dall Sheep in the Watana Creek Hills, Alaska
Nancy G. Tankersley
Status and Food Habits of Japanese Serow
S. Takatsuki and K. Suzuki
Food Habits of Dall Sheep on Revegetated Coal Stripmine Spoils in Alaska
C. L. Elliot and J. D. McKendrick
Acooperative Nursing by Bighorn Ewes on the National Bison Range
Christine C. Hass
Section III – Growth and Development
Growth Rates of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep on Ram Mountain, Alberta
J. T. Jorgenson and W. D. Wishart
Horn Growth in Dall’s Sheep: A Preliminary Report
M. B. Bayer and N. M. Simmons
Volume and Density of Horns of Dall Rams
R. Konig and M. Hoefs
Section IV – Physiology, Morphology and Nutrition
Serologic, Hematologic, and Blood Chemistry Values of Desert Bighorn Sheep in Sonora, Mexico
J. R. DeForge, C. W. Jenner, P. E. Cyrog and R. Valdez
Fecal Nirogen as a Determinant of Animal Conditions in Bighorn Sheep
D. Hebert, Joyce Hebert and M. Caskey
Feeding Habits of Mouflon (Ovis ammon musimon) and Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in Relation to the Morphophysiological Adaptation of their Digestive Tracts
R. R. Hofmann
Section V – Diseases and Parasites
A Major Bighorn Sheep Die-off from Pnewmonia in Southern Alberta
D. K. Onderka and W. D. Wishart
Lamb Survival in Relation to Maternal Lungworm Load in Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
M. Festa-Bianchet and Judith Samson
Section VI – Management
An Evaluation of Permit Huntin in the Southern Yukon
N. Barichello and M. Hoefs
Some Effects of a Full-Curl Law on Dall’s Sheep Management
L. Nichols
Evaluation and Management Implications of Long-term Trends in Coastal Mountain Goat Populations in Southeast Alaska
C. A. Smith
Excess Ram Mortality in a Heavily Hunted Dall Sheep Population
W. E. Heimer, Sarah M. Watson and T. C. Smith III
Comparison Between a Hunted and an Unhuted Dall Sheep Population – A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Hunting
M. Hoefs and N. Barichello
Mountain Goat Transplants in Alaska: Restocking Depleted Herds Mitigating Mining Impacts
C. A. Smith and L. Nichols, Jr
Section VII – Techniques
An Economic Study of Dall Sheep Hunting in Alaska: Concepts and Methods
Sarah M. Watson
A Mark-Recapture Census and Density Estimate for a Coastal Mountain Goat Population
C. A. Smith and K. T. Bovee
Experiences in Darting Dall Sheep from Helicopters in Alaska during 1983
F. J. Singer, K. R. Whitten and L. Nichols
A Preliminary Analysis of Intensive, Unreplicated Survey Data for Mountain Goat Populations in British Columbia
D. Hebert and R. Woods