1. Rangifer Body Condition and Health Monitoring
HOW?
WHY?
Rangifer Body Condition and Health Monitoring
WHAT NEXT?

2. Not re-inventing the wheel
HOW?
CARMA Standardized Protocols
Benefits
Issues
Long term
Comparable
Season
Herds
Time
Ambiguity
Techniques
Science based
Data recording
Not re-inventing the wheel
Derived data formulas

3. HOW? People Monitoring Barriers Scientist-based Hunter-based
Project-specific needs
Time and Complexity
Personal risk
Feedback/appreciation/recognition
Rationale?

4. Why Monitor? Predict! Trends Personal risk Snapshot in time (IPY)
Consequences
Why Monitor?
Management tools
Early Detection
Predict!

5. How are the data being used?
What next?
Why monitor post-IPY?
How are the data being used?
Who?
How?
Herds
People
What?
Frequency
Age/sex
Variables and Indicators
Sample size
Season
‘Gold’ standards?