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Measurements of Cesium in Arctic Beluga and Caribou Before and After the Fukushima Accident of 2011
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Concern from northern communities following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of March 2011 has prompted a reassessment of the safety of their traditional foods with respect to radioactivity...
Mercury in Seaweed - Inuktitut
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This two-page plain language summary in Inuktitut talks about mercury in seaweed and other food eaten by caribou in the Qamanirjuaq herd. A longer, English report on this study is also available. An...
Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than many other Arctic caribou herds. Usually, caribou get most of their mercury from lichens, but local elders described the Qamanirjuaq caribou...
Plain Language Summary: Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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The Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than some other caribou in the Arctic. Usually, caribou get most of the mercury they eat from lichens, but at community meetings in Kivalliq...
Report to the Hunters of the Ahiak Caribou – Feb 2019
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The Northern Contaminants Program monitors contaminants in Arctic Caribou in Canada. To view this report in Inuktitut, click here. Related Herds: Ahiak This resource and others can be found on the...
Report to the Hunters of the Bluenose West Caribou – Feb 2019
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The Northern Contaminants Program monitors contaminants in Arctic Caribou in Canada. Related Herds: Barren-ground, Bluenose West This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada...
Report to the Hunters of the Dolphin and Union Herd - 2019 - Inuktitut
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Two-page summary report to hunters of the Dolphin and Union caribou herd on research into contaminants in the herd. Related Herds: Dolphin and Union This resource and others can be found on the...
Report to the Hunters of the Kivalliq Region Contaminants in Qamanirjuaq Caribou – September 2017
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With the help of local hunters, we have been taking kidney, liver and muscle samples of Qamanirjuaq caribou since 2006. We collect these samples to study changes in the amount of contaminants such as...
Report to the Hunters of the Kivalliq Region Contaminants in Qamanirjuaq Caribou – September 2017 - Inuktitiut
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With the help of local hunters, we have been taking kidney, liver and muscle samples of Qamanirjuaq caribou since 2006. We collect these samples to study changes in the amount of contaminants such as...
Report to the Hunters of the Lorillard Caribou – May 2020
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A brief report from the Northern Contaminants Program on contaminants in the Lorillard herd. The animals were sampled in 2018. The report concludes, "Although it is difficult to come to any firm...
Report to the Hunters of the Porcupine Caribou - February 2019
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With the help of local hunters, we have been taking samples of the Porcupine caribou since 1991. We collect these samples to study changes in the level of contaminants kidneys and livers of caribou...
Report to the Hunters of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou - February 2019
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With the help of local hunters, we have been taking kidney, liver and muscle samples of Qamanirjuaq caribou since 2006. We collect these samples to study changes in the levels of contaminants in...
Report to the Hunters of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou - February 2019 - Inuktitut
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With the help of local hunters, we have been taking kidney, liver and muscle samples of Qamanirjuaq caribou since 2006. We collect these samples to study changes in the levels of contaminants in...
Report to the Hunters of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou – May 2020
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A brief Northern Contaminants Program report on the Qamanirjuaq caribou herd. The report has not found any significant change in levels of the contaminants monitored in the samples from 2018. Related...
Report to the Hunters of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou May 2020 - Inuktitut
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A brief Northern Contaminants Program report on the Qamanirjuaq caribou herd. The report has not found any significant change in levels of the contaminants monitored in the samples from 2018. Related...
Soluble Calcium and Sulphate Excesses Related to Stress in Pinus contorta on Peat Amendments of Reclaimed Landscapes in the Boreal Oil Sands Region
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Results indicated a negative relationship among pine performance with increasing soluble calcium and available sulphate-S
Spatial and Temporal Changes in Seasonal Range Attributes in a Declining Barren-ground Caribou Herd
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From 1996 to 2015 the Bathurst caribou herd has declined from approximately 349,000 to 20,000 animals. Aboriginal traditional knowledge (TK) has recently observed the later arrival of the herd below...