""CARIBOU""
Through the combined efforts of the
i U, S. Fish and Wild Life Service and the
I Armed Forces over a number of years,Adak
j will receive approximately fifteen (15)
i Barren Ground Caribou Calves by air on
I or about 11 June 1958, Thirty-one Cari
j bou calves were captured in late May on
j the Alaskan mainland by the Fish and
j Wildlife Service, The calves were trans
| ported to Anchorage where they have been
| held for experimental feeding to deter
{ mine a suitable diet. To date, sixteen
j calves have survived. Present indica
j tions are that a suitable diet has been
4 deterrdned and the remaining animals
W have a good chance for survival*
Upon arrival at Adak, the Caribou
j calves will be transported by truck to
I the Finger Bay Area where facilities
i have been developed to*eare for the-an
; imals.. The calves will fee kept in the
j vi•inlty of the old Finger.;Bay Rifle
5 Range until they have matured:sufficien
I tly to subsist on local, vegatationj then
| they will be moved, to the Southwest.por
! tion of the Island.
While the Caribou are kept in Finger
j Bay,no dogs, leashed or unleashed, shall,
| be permitted within 100 yards of the
j Caribou Pens. Dogs molesting or attemp
J ting to molest the Caribou Calves, or.
f approching within 100 yards of the Pens
! will be destroyed*
| ; Persons desiring.to see the Caribou
! will be permitted to do so after the
I Calves have become, accustomed to their
j new enviroment, An announcement will be
I made over Radio and TV when-the public
j will be permitted to’•enter the area,to
I see the Calves. . t .... ,
The Barren Ground Caribou is a wild
j big gamp animal native .to.North America*
I They are. migratory, or roaming animal
j that Aove over vast stretches of arctic
j tundra, and south askfar as Anchorage.
| The Caribou is a majestic wild animal.
! Both'male and female Caribou have anti—
j ers, and.the adult male will wiegh app
i roximatelyi4501bs. The world record
I Caribou, 'taken in Labador, wieghed 475
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; fcon’t top next cp.I.) • •
| (con1! from col. 1 page 5)
lbs5the largest killed in Alaska wieghed
; 460 lbs* Caribou feed on. bic.hens, grass:
| willow, and plants,' Although "Aclait ‘lacks!
| williows, lichens and plants and grass]
] are plentiful. Due to the mold; weather!
] conditions and the abundance of. natural!
j food, the Caribou should thrive on Adak,J
] and multiply at a near maximum rate•, if]
I this holds true, we will have a herd ofj
] approximately 100 animals by lSj65«-; ,'- v J
An interesting side-light to the Car~j
] ibou project is that we are fortunate toj
! get the Barren Ground Caribou from the]
] mainland rather than the Reindeer, from!
] Atka, The Caribou is a larger and finer]
! animal, and is one of our native big!
I game animals, The Reindeer on the other!
] hand is an "Old World Animal" transplant!
! ted to Alaska from Siberia, •• j-J
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| 1. How many times did Joe Dimaggio belt!
I 35 or more home runs in a season?
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| 2* Did Babe Ruth ever pitch :for the
jiyankees??
j.3# Who is the only fighter to wifi . the
’worlds1 heavyweight championship -on a’
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| What was boxing Vs longest fight with .!
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| 5* Who is the senior player, still ac- !
i tive, in the American League?? !
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fought- 7 hours and 19 min. to i
5'. . Enos Slaughter of the Yankees
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