Status of two West Greenland caribou populations in 2006, 1) Ameralik, 2) Qeqertarsuatsiaat. Technical Report No. 67

In March 2006 two caribou populations, Ameralik and Qeqertarsuatsiaat, which are south of 
the capital city of Nuuk, were surveyed by helicopter for abundance and herd structure. 
Methods and analysis repeated the surveys of 5 years earlier. Combining the estimates for 
both populations gives a total of ca. 15,000 caribou with a coefficient of variance of 13%. 
Although there are far fewer animals than 5 years ago, caribou remain relatively plentiful in 
the South region. Furthermore, a portion of the Ameralik population appears to be 
continuing its movement /dispersal south into Qeqertarsuatsiaat. Increased mixing of these 
two populations may be expected in future.