Community-Based Caribou Monitoring (Wildlife, Lands & Environment Department, 2005)
This presentation describes community-based caribou monitoring conducted by the Wildlife, Lands & Environment Department in Åutsyl K'e, Northwest Territories, combining traditional Dene knowledge with scientific research across seasonal hunts. The document details monitoring methods, discusses concerns raised by hunters and elders regarding climate change, industrial development, and tourism impacts on caribou, and outlines upcoming collaborative projects with De Beers and other organizations.
- Date
- 2005
- Document type
- Presentation
- Parties
- Wildlife, Lands & Environment Department, Åutsyl K'e, Shawn Catholique, Anne Keridtick, Lutsel K'e, Phil Lyyer, WLED, Bathurst Caribou Management Planning Committee, Beverly Qamanirjuak Caribou Management Board, RWED, Walter & Duncan Gordo Foundation, De Beers
- Locations
- Åutsyl K'e, Lutsel K'e, New Zealand, Artillery Lake, barrenlands, Great Slave Lake, Snap Lake
- Parameters
- caribou abundance, caribou distribution, caribou movements, caribou harvest, caribou behavior, climate change, migration timing, snow cover, ice thickness, industrial development, mining roads, wildlife injuries, traditional knowledge, satellite collaring
- Pages
- 2
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