Changes in distribution occurred mainly during autumn, as caribou migrated to their wintering areas. Beginning in the mid-1950s, distributions and abundance increased gradually, at least until the mid-1980s. Subsequently, caribou distributions contracted and abundance declined, probably reaching an overall low in the 1940s. Inuit observations of historical changes in a caribou population on southern Baffin Island, collected from 43 elders and active hunters during 1983– 95, indicate that caribou were abundant and their distributions extensive in most coastal areas of southern Baffin Island from c.1900 –25. Indigenous peoples possess knowledge about wildlife that dates back many generations.
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