Rebuilding the Fortymile caribou herd: A model of cooperative management planning

We examined the public process used to develop the 1996—2001 Fortymile Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Herd Management Plan adopted by state and federal management boards. The process differed from most government-supported planning processes because it was initiated by residents of Alaska and Yukon, an...

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Published in:Rangifer
Main Authors: Gronquist, Ruth M., Haynes, Terry L., Gardner, Craig L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2005
Subjects:
Fortymile caribou herd
cooperative management
Alaska
consensus
fertility control
herd recovery
management plan
management team
nonlethal wolf control
predator management
sterilization
translocation
Yukon
Rangifer
Rangifer tarandus
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1781
https://doi.org/10.7557/2.25.4.1781
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Summary:We examined the public process used to develop the 1996—2001 Fortymile Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) Herd Management Plan adopted by state and federal management boards. The process differed from most government-supported planning processes because it was initiated by residents of Alaska and Yukon, and not by an agency. State, federal, and territorial agencies were asked to participate in and support development of a management plan that would include a broad range of interest groups. We describe the planning effort, issues addressed by the planning team that posed significant challenges during both the planning and implementation phases, and then identify unforeseen costs and benefits derived from the process. Critical decision points in plan development and implementation are discussed.

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