Need and opportunity for a North American caribou knowledge cooperative
The importance of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to northerners, the increasing pressure to extract non-living resources, and predicted global climate change have led researchers, managers and resource users alike to focus on how to improve our knowledge of this unique northern ungulate. Unpr...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2193 2023-05-15T18:02:43+02:00 Need and opportunity for a North American caribou knowledge cooperative Russell, Don Kofinas, Gary Griffith, Brad 2000-01-02 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2193 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i1.6538 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2193/5444 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2193 doi:10.3402/polar.v19i1.6538 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 19 No. 1 (2000): Special issue: Proceedings of the Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems Workshop; 117-129 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2000 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i1.6538 2021-11-11T19:12:09Z The importance of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to northerners, the increasing pressure to extract non-living resources, and predicted global climate change have led researchers, managers and resource users alike to focus on how to improve our knowledge of this unique northern ungulate. Unprecedented threats to caribou sustainability, along with the increasingly acknowledged value of indigenous hunters’contribution to caribou research, pose the additional challenge to innovate research methods that accommodate differing cultural perspectives and facilitate communication among groups. This paper surveys the state of scientific knowledge of the eleven major northern mainland herds of North America. We recommend an approach to improve our working knowledge of barren-ground caribou in order to assess better future impacts. The transfer of knowledge gained from years of research and indigenous experience on many aspects of caribou ecology should be evaluated and, where applicable, transferred to herds with more modest databases. The establishment of a North American Caribou Monitoring and Assessment System, based on a synthesis of local knowledge and research-based science, is recommended as a tool for improved communication and collective learning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research Rangifer tarandus Polar Research (E-Journal) Polar Research 19 1 117 129 |
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The importance of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) to northerners, the increasing pressure to extract non-living resources, and predicted global climate change have led researchers, managers and resource users alike to focus on how to improve our knowledge of this unique northern ungulate. Unprecedented threats to caribou sustainability, along with the increasingly acknowledged value of indigenous hunters’contribution to caribou research, pose the additional challenge to innovate research methods that accommodate differing cultural perspectives and facilitate communication among groups. This paper surveys the state of scientific knowledge of the eleven major northern mainland herds of North America. We recommend an approach to improve our working knowledge of barren-ground caribou in order to assess better future impacts. The transfer of knowledge gained from years of research and indigenous experience on many aspects of caribou ecology should be evaluated and, where applicable, transferred to herds with more modest databases. The establishment of a North American Caribou Monitoring and Assessment System, based on a synthesis of local knowledge and research-based science, is recommended as a tool for improved communication and collective learning. |
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