Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic
In recent decades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has played an increasing role in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in Canada and elsewhere. This study examined the potential contribution that Inuit TEK (which is one aspect of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit or Inuit traditional kno...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:31977740d1484369b0689eef234303e1 2023-05-15T15:03:34+02:00 Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic Dominique A. Henri Frankie Jean-Gagnon H. Grant. Gilchrist 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09289-230122 https://doaj.org/article/31977740d1484369b0689eef234303e1 EN eng Resilience Alliance http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss1/art22/ https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087 1708-3087 doi:10.5751/ES-09289-230122 https://doaj.org/article/31977740d1484369b0689eef234303e1 Ecology and Society, Vol 23, Iss 1, p 22 (2018) avian cholera Common Eider community-based monitoring Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Nunavik Nunavut traditional ecological knowledge Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09289-230122 2022-12-31T07:29:54Z In recent decades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has played an increasing role in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in Canada and elsewhere. This study examined the potential contribution that Inuit TEK (which is one aspect of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit or Inuit traditional knowledge) could offer to detect and monitor avian cholera and other disease-related mortality among Northern Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima borealis) breeding in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Avian cholera is an infectious disease (Pasteurella multocida) that has been a major conservation issue because of its potential to cause high rates of disease and mortality in several bird species in repeating epizootics; it has spread geographically in North America since the 1940s. In 2004, Inuit hunters from Ivujivik, Nunavik, Québec, were the first to detect avian disease outbreaks among Northern Common Eiders nesting in northeastern Hudson Bay and western Hudson Strait. Laboratory analysis of bird tissues confirmed avian cholera in that region. From 2007 to 2009, we collected Inuit TEK about mortality among Common Eiders and other bird species north and west of where the outbreaks were first detected. During interviews in the communities of Kimmirut, Cape Dorset, Coral Harbour, and Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada (n = 40), Inuit participants reported seeing a total of 8 Common Eiders and 41 specimens of other bird species either sick or dead in northern Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay, and Foxe Basin. Most of the observed disease and mortality events were at sea, on sea ice, or on small nesting islands. Such events probably would have gone undetected by biologists, who were mainly monitoring avian cholera outbreaks on large nesting islands in that region. Inuit participants readily recalled details about the timing, location, and numbers of sick and dead birds that they observed. Some reported signs of disease that were consistent with avian cholera. Inuit also revealed knowledge of two past bird mass mortality events that took place ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cape Dorset Common Eider Coral Harbour Foxe Basin Hudson Bay Hudson Strait Igloolik inuit Nunavut Sea ice Somateria mollissima Nunavik Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nunavut Hudson Bay Nunavik Canada Hudson Igloolik ENVELOPE(-81.800,-81.800,69.378,69.378) Hudson Strait ENVELOPE(-70.000,-70.000,62.000,62.000) Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Cape Dorset ENVELOPE(-76.482,-76.482,64.179,64.179) Coral Harbour ENVELOPE(-83.073,-83.073,64.122,64.122) Ivujivik ENVELOPE(-77.916,-77.916,62.417,62.417) Kimmirut ENVELOPE(-69.870,-69.870,62.847,62.847) Ecology and Society 23 1 |
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In recent decades, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) has played an increasing role in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation in Canada and elsewhere. This study examined the potential contribution that Inuit TEK (which is one aspect of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit or Inuit traditional knowledge) could offer to detect and monitor avian cholera and other disease-related mortality among Northern Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima borealis) breeding in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Avian cholera is an infectious disease (Pasteurella multocida) that has been a major conservation issue because of its potential to cause high rates of disease and mortality in several bird species in repeating epizootics; it has spread geographically in North America since the 1940s. In 2004, Inuit hunters from Ivujivik, Nunavik, Québec, were the first to detect avian disease outbreaks among Northern Common Eiders nesting in northeastern Hudson Bay and western Hudson Strait. Laboratory analysis of bird tissues confirmed avian cholera in that region. From 2007 to 2009, we collected Inuit TEK about mortality among Common Eiders and other bird species north and west of where the outbreaks were first detected. During interviews in the communities of Kimmirut, Cape Dorset, Coral Harbour, and Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada (n = 40), Inuit participants reported seeing a total of 8 Common Eiders and 41 specimens of other bird species either sick or dead in northern Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay, and Foxe Basin. Most of the observed disease and mortality events were at sea, on sea ice, or on small nesting islands. Such events probably would have gone undetected by biologists, who were mainly monitoring avian cholera outbreaks on large nesting islands in that region. Inuit participants readily recalled details about the timing, location, and numbers of sick and dead birds that they observed. Some reported signs of disease that were consistent with avian cholera. Inuit also revealed knowledge of two past bird mass mortality events that took place ... |
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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic |
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using inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among common eiders in the eastern canadian arctic |
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