Using Inuit traditional ecological knowledge for detecting and monitoring avian cholera among Common Eiders in the eastern Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Ecology and Society
• Main Authors: Dominique A. Henri, Frankie Jean-Gagnon, H. Grant. Gilchrist
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Resilience Alliance 2018
• Subjects: avian cholera; Common Eider; community-based monitoring; Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit; Nunavik; Nunavut; traditional ecological knowledge; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Arctic; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Igloolik; Hudson Strait; Foxe Basin; Cape Dorset; Coral Harbour; Ivujivik; Kimmirut; inuit; Sea ice; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-09289-230122; https://doaj.org/article/31977740d1484369b0689eef234303e1

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...