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Title
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Back from the Brink: the Road to Muskox Conservation
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Caption
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Muskoxen hides were primarily used for sleigh and carriage robes in Europe between 1860-1916, as substitutes for rapidly disappearing bison hides. According to Barr’s research, the Hudson Bay Company traded 17,485 muskoxen hides during the trade peak in the 1860s-1890s. After the number of muskoxen in the Northwest Territories reached a critically low level around 1915, legislation was passed in 1917 banning commercial hide sales. Thanks to these legal protections and subsequent management by local Inupiaq communities, muskoxen numbers have risen dramatically. Today the animals have recolonized practically their entire historic range.
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Creator
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William Barr
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Date Created
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1991
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Publisher
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The Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary
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Place of Publication
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Rights
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In Copyright
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Rights Holder
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The Arctic Institute of North America
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Bibliographic Citation
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William Barr. Back from the Brink: the Road to Muskox Conservation in the Northwest Territories. Calgary: The Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary, 1991. Stefansson QL737.U53B37 1991. ISBN: 0919034675
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Filename
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Case Number
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Extinction - What can we do about it?
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Item Number
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2
