Caribou > 



This species, because of its irregular wandering habits, is most diffi- 



cult to census* 



Progress has been made partlcvaarly in the Geraldton District in deflnl 



the range of individual herds. Most Districts report herds which are slowly 

 .noreasiag. The following table summarizes the caribou population estimates for 



195^. 



Forest Dist rict 



Cochrane 

 Kapuskasing 



White River 



Geraldton 



Port Arthur 



Sioux Lookout 

 (Including Patricia West 

 and Central) 



TOTAL: 



Estimated Population 



380 

 100 



60 

 5185 



629^ 



White-tailed Deer , 



The 195^ deer seasons were similar in most of Ontario to those of 1953 

 The only changes were made in the Port Arthur area where the season was reduced b 

 twenty days, and in southwestern Ontario where the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron 

 Oxford, Perth, and Waterloo were closed. 



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