Louseworts (Pedicularis spp.), Arctic Poppy (Papaver radicatum), White Mountain Avens (Dryas integrifolia), Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositofolia), Arctic Willow (Salix arctica), Snow saxifrage (Saxifraga nivalis)Ī stochastic modelling framework to accommodate the inter-annual variability of habitat conditions for Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi) populations. Relavant flora in the Canadian Arctic Archapeligo Sympatric Carnivores – Polar Bear(Ursus maritimus) Prey –, Peary caribou(Rangifer tarandus pearyi), Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus Inuktitut: ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ, umingmak), Arctic hares(Lepus arcticus), Lemmings (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus), Arctic Fox(Vulpes lagopus), Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), Arctic Ground Squirrel(Spermophilus parryii) (Urocitellus parryii) David Mech, US Geological Survey, NOAA)Įcology / Environment – Canadian Arctic and Archipelago “ The arctic wolf lives in the area along the northern edge of the North American continent and northward to the North Pole, as well as along the eastern and northern shores of Greenland.” (Arctic Wolves and Their Prey, L. Original Range and Current range –“throughout the northern hemisphere north of 15°N latitude”ĬAA, High Arctic, Melville Island to Ellesmere Island. Arctic wolves can have brown eyes/irises. They have padded feet adapted to grip frozen ground and ice. Arctic wolves have proportionally smaller ears to help retain body heat. The fur coat has two layers the under layer providing warmth and waterproofing and an outer layer that thickens in winter to guard against the subzero temperatures. The Arctic Wolf is almost pure white with tinges of yellow, grey and black coloring in its fur. Overall population: Unknown, least concern in terms of population stability except in Greenland. Arctic Wolf ( Canis lupus arctos) – ( Pockock 1935)Ĭommon Names: Melville Island Wolf, Polar Wolf, Barren-Ground Wolf
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