14th Annual Gathering Proceedings, Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op (Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op, March 2012)
The Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op held its 14th Annual Gathering in Inuvik, NWT on March 14-15, 2012, bringing together community monitors, researchers, and government agencies to discuss ecosystem monitoring data from the Porcupine Caribou Herd range and surrounding areas. The proceedings document presentations on caribou population trends, salmon expansion into Arctic waters, contaminant monitoring, and community-based monitoring results from eight northern communities.
- Date
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op, Parks Canada, Gwich'in Renewable Resources Board, Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope), Fisheries Joint Management Committee, Department of Fisheries & Oceans, Canadian Wildlife Service, Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Development, Environment Canada, Yukon Government, Government of the NWT, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Porcupine Caribou Management Board, Ehdiitat Renewable Resources Council, Vuntut Gwichin First Nation, Trondek Hwech'in
- Locations
- Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtchic, Tuktoyaktuk, Old Crow, Arctic Village, Kaktovik, Sachs Harbour, Whitehorse, Yukon, Alaska, Mackenzie Delta, Porcupine Caribou Herd range, Banks Island, Dempster Highway, Beaufort Sea, Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake
- Parameters
- caribou population, caribou health and body condition, caribou migration patterns, Porcupine Caribou Herd, moose population, muskrat abundance, beaver population, otter population, salmon species distribution, fish contaminant levels, mercury in fish and wildlife, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), climate change impacts, permafrost melting, water quality, bird populations and migration, new species sightings, cougar sightings, caribou parasites, ecosystem monitoring, community-based monitoring, traditional ecological knowledge
- Pages
- 51
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