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A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands
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There is a need to define a common approach to wetland stewardship in the Yukon. The Policy for the stewardship of Yukon’s wetlands (“the policy”) represents the Government of Yukon’s approach to...
A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands Released
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On January 10, 2023, Minister Nils Clark and Minister John Streicker announced the release of A Policy for the Stewardship of Yukon’s Wetlands, the territory’s first ever wetlands policy. Wetlands are...
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative: Can Local Knowledge Inform Caribou Management?
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This project looked at local knowledge of the Porcupine Caribou Herd, collected by the Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op (ABEKC). While local observations indicated that the herd was...
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative: Can Local Knowledge Inform Caribou Management?
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While quantitative analyses have traditionally been used to measure overall caribou herd health, qualitative observational data can also provide timely information that reflects what people on the...
Buildling Resilient Northern Ontario Communities through Community-based Forest Management
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Faculty and graduate students in the Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University and the Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership (NOSCP) hosted a one-day workshop for...
Climate, Caribou and Human Needs Linked by Analysis of Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge
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Migratory tundra caribou are ecologically and culturally critical in the circumpolar North. However, they are declining almost everywhere in North America, probably due to natural variation...
Critical Summer Foraging Tradeoffs in a Subarctic Ungulate
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Summer diets are crucial for large herbivores in the subarctic and are affected by weather, harassment from insects and a variety of environmental changes linked to climate. Yet, understanding...
Defining Disturbance and Recovery: The Influence of Landscape Specific Ecological Responses to Oil and Gas Linear Disturbances in North Yukon
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Across northern Canada evidence of oil and gas seismic exploration remains from the 1950's to current day. While many of these linear features are still visible, others can no longer be seen. Research...
Digging Into Canadian Soils - An Introduction to Soil Science
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Written entirely by members of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, "Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science" provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science...
Effects of Mine Development on Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus Distribution
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Knowledge of the effect of mining developments on caribou Rangifer tarandus is fragmentary. We examined the impact of the Hope Brook gold mine, southwestern Newfoundland, on the La Poile woodland...
Frequently Asked Questions: The Porcupine Caribou and Development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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An undated “frequently asked questions” document from the Yukon Government on the opening up of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (calving ground of the Porcupine caribou herd) to industrial...
Governance as a Driver of Change in the Canadian Boreal Zone
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The Canadian boreal forest is primarily public land, owned and managed by provincial governments on behalf of the public interest. Boreal forest governance consists of a complex patchwork of federal...
Habitat Selection- Forty Mile Caribou in the Dawson Region, Late Winter
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A 30-page report from 2012 on the Yukon portion of the herd’s range. It includes discussion of the potential impacts of forest fires. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou...
Implementation of Contaminated Water Management System Upgrades to Allow for Dewatering of Two Open Pits at the Vangorda Plateau, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon
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The Vangorda Plateau at the Faro Mine Complex contains two open pits that, starting in 2013, will both require dewatering. Since mine abandonment in 1998, water levels in Vangorda pit have been...
Improving Widescale Monitoring of Ectoparasite Presence in Northern Canadian Wildlife with the Aid of Citizen Science
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Surveying ticks on wildlife hosts consistently over time and across space presents many challenges. In Yukon, Canada, the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, is a blood-feeding parasite that can...
Increasing Fire Frequency and Severity Will Increase Habitat Loss for a Boreal Forest Indicator Species
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Climate change will lead to more frequent and more severe fires in some areas of boreal forests, affecting the distribution and availability of late-successional forest communities. These forest...
Merging Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Links Climate with the Growth of a Large Migratory Caribou Population
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Climate change in the Arctic is two to three times faster than anywhere else in the world. It is therefore crucial to understand the effects of weather on keystone arctic species, particularly those...
Metapopulation Viability Analyses of Woodland Caribou in the Lake Superior Range
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Woodland caribou populations in the Lake Superior range have deteriorated. The caribou’s decline follows industry growth since the 1900s. Islands like those in Slate Islands Provincial Park...
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, Dibenzofurans and Non-ortho Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Canadian Arctic
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The presence of contaminants in the Arctic environment has raised concerns regarding levels in wildlife and possible effects on the health of wildlife populations. In addition, contaminants in wild...