Introduction

Information Sources

Shrews
Pikas and Hares
Squirrels
Beaver
Mice, Voles etc.
Porcupine
Canids
Bears
Weasels
Cats
Caribou and Moose
Bovids

Resource Evaluation

Appendix I Mammals of Vuntut National Park

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