McKinley & Caribou

EDITION: 500 plus 10 Artist Proofs

SIZE: 16" x 24"

ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT DATE: 1979

PRICE: $140 (photograph only)

A prime bull caribou grazes on fall tundra, oblivious to the splendor of Mt. McKinley (Denali) in the background.

Every late-August/early September, caribou bulls slowly migrate to the western hills of Denali National Park in preparation for the rut (mating) which occurs in mid-October. The cows and calves have spent their summer in the general area (or migrating there), but the bulls, being rather lazy, arrive just in time. The McKinley herd, once numbering nearly 20,000, dwindled to about 500 in the mid-'70s. Lately the herd has fluctuated near 1000. No specific cause has been determined; the initial drop was probably due to emigration, and caribou are subject to heavy predation by bears and wolves, as well as to diseases and deep snow.

(OK, I'll 'fess up: I was a caribou researcher in Denali during the late '70s)






								EDITION: 500 plus 10 Artist Proofs SIZE: 16" x 24" ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT DATE: 1979 PRICE: $140 (photograph only)
			A prime bull caribou grazes on fall tundra, oblivious to the splendor of Mt. McKinley (Denali) in the background. Every late-August/early September, caribou bulls slowly migrate to the western hills of Denali National Park in preparation for the rut (mating) which occurs in mid-October. The cows and calves have spent their summer in the general area (or migrating there), but the bulls, being rather lazy, arrive just in time. The McKinley herd, once numbering nearly 20,000, dwindled to about 500 in the mid-'70s. Lately the herd has fluctuated near 1000. No specific cause has been determined; the initial drop was probably due to emigration, and caribou are subject to heavy predation by bears and wolves, as well as to diseases and deep snow. (OK, I'll 'fess up: I was a caribou researcher in Denali during the late '70s)