Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Authors
Jesse Whittington
Mark Hebblewhite
Nicholas DeCesare
Lalenia Neufeld
Mark Bradley
John Wilmshurst
Marco Musiani
1. Caribou and reindeer Rangifer tarandus are declining across North America and Scandinavia in part from wolf Canis lupus-mediated apparent competition with more abundant ungulate prey species. While...
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Authors
Laura Finnegan
Suzanne Stevenson
Chris Johnson
Tracy McKay
With of goal of understanding how silviculture and harvesting practices might mirror those of natural disturbances, here we summarize research describing differences in responses of caribou and...
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This site provides a BLAST utility for searching the caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) genome and a download section containing the genome data. As new versions of the genome become available, the website...
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Project Description: This project is developing a foundational genomics platform to: enable long-term, non-invasive genomic monitoring of boreal caribou; allow for validated cross-compatibility among...
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An article about research into the ecological impact of gut parasites in caribou. The researchers "...developed a series of mathematical simulations to test how caribou survival, reproduction and...
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Project Description: Dismantling 20 km of forest roads. Soil decompaction, watercourse crossing removal, black spruce plantation. Project Location: Parc National de la Gaspésie Project Outcomes or...
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Authors
Benjamin Padilla
K. Dornstauder
Susan Kutz
This guide was collaboratively developed to help communities in Northwest territories assess the health of barren ground caribou using non-invasive methods. Focusing on body condition and behaviour...
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Shahidur Molla
Angelina Jerome
Joyce Conley
Jesse Israel
Austin Van Loon
Students at East Three Secondary School in Inuvik discuss the importance of caribou to northern people through community stories.
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Authors
Deborah Cichowski
Scott McNay
Justina Ray
Most populations of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in southern British Columbia (BC) have undergone dramatic declines, especially in the last 10-20 years, with seven herds already extirpated and another...
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Authors
Barry Nobert
Terrence Larsen
Karine Pigeon
Laura Finnegan
Resource Date:
April
2020
Abstract Mountain pine beetle (MPB) has become an invasive forest pest of mature pine in western North America as it spreads beyond its former endemic range. Management actions such as timber harvest...
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Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
In the summer of 2021, PDAC completed their Caribou Management Strategies: Best Practices for the Mineral Industry study, to analyze the impact of exploration and mining activity on caribou...
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Project Objectives: To document local and traditional knowledge on caribou, caribou hunting, hunting conflicts To support subsistence and caribou resources To have Noatak people give feedback on...
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Abstract Alaska Natives of northwest Alaska are highly dependent on barren-ground caribou ( Rangifer tarandus) for meeting their nutritional and cultural needs. The Alaska Native village of Noatak...
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Authors
Laura Finnegan
Bryan Macbeth
Doug MacNearney
Karine Pigeon
Terry Larsen
Helen Schwantje
Susan Kutz
Woodland caribou are in decline across their range and although the proximate cause of decline is unsustainable rates of predation, health is increasingly recognised as a factor that may contribute to...
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As caribou habitat restoration initiatives have become more widespread across Alberta in the last decade, key uncertainties have been recognized regarding what treatment types are appropriate for...
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The objective of this study was to examine food and nutrition security in relation to wildlife population and management status across Inuit Nunangat (the Inuit homeland, consisting of four regions...
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Authors
Tiff-Annie Kenny
Myriam Fillion
Sarah Simpkin
Sonia Wesche
Hing Man Chan
A 2018 academic paper examining the relationship between Inuit nutrition and caribou. It found that “Caribou was the top dietary source of protein in Nunavut (up to 35% of total intake) and the ISR...
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The Caribou Recovery Pilot Project has been established to further develop the concept of a predator-free fenced area to support a small breeding population of woodland caribou (the Pilot). The Pilot...
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Resource Date:
December
2017
The primary objective of the Pilot is to establish and maintain a small breeding population of caribou in a fenced predator-free exclosure within their natural habitat in northeast Alberta. The intent...
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Authors
Laura Finnegan
Doug MacNearney
Gord Stenhouse
Resource Date:
November
2016
This presentation by Dr. Laura Finnegan explores caribou response to oil and gas activities.