Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984
Information on the native harvest of caribou (Rangifer tarandus spp.) has been systematically collected in the Kitikmeot (Central Arctic) Region of the Northwest Territories since October 1982 through a cooperative effort between the Kitikmeot Hunters and Trappers Association and the Department of R...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/642 2023-05-15T15:03:59+02:00 Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 Jingfors, Kent 1986-06-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/642 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.642 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/642/611 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/642 doi:10.7557/2.6.2.642 Copyright (c) 2015 Kent Jingfors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 6 (1986): Special Issue No. 1; 167-172 1890-6729 Canada caribou harvest hunting Inuit Northwest Territories Rangifer info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1986 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.642 2021-08-16T14:32:20Z Information on the native harvest of caribou (Rangifer tarandus spp.) has been systematically collected in the Kitikmeot (Central Arctic) Region of the Northwest Territories since October 1982 through a cooperative effort between the Kitikmeot Hunters and Trappers Association and the Department of Renewable Resources. During the first 2 years of the study about 640 active hunters in 7 communities, or 20% of the Inuit population, were included. Local fieldworkers contacted an average of 80% of all hunters each month. The estimated regional harvest between October 1982 and September 1984 was 18 827±260 (SE) caribou. In the reported harvest (n=12 969), bulls dominated (54%) followed by cows (32%) and juveniles (<15 months old; 14%). The successful hunters harvested on the average 3.5 caribou/hunter/month. When extrapolated over the total Inuit population in the Region, the estimated caribou harvest was equivalent to an annual harvest of 3.1 caribou/person. This harvest level was relatively consistent between communities and years. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Central Arctic inuit Kitikmeot Northwest Territories Rangifer Rangifer tarandus University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Arctic Canada Northwest Territories Rangifer 6 2 167 |
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Information on the native harvest of caribou (Rangifer tarandus spp.) has been systematically collected in the Kitikmeot (Central Arctic) Region of the Northwest Territories since October 1982 through a cooperative effort between the Kitikmeot Hunters and Trappers Association and the Department of Renewable Resources. During the first 2 years of the study about 640 active hunters in 7 communities, or 20% of the Inuit population, were included. Local fieldworkers contacted an average of 80% of all hunters each month. The estimated regional harvest between October 1982 and September 1984 was 18 827±260 (SE) caribou. In the reported harvest (n=12 969), bulls dominated (54%) followed by cows (32%) and juveniles (<15 months old; 14%). The successful hunters harvested on the average 3.5 caribou/hunter/month. When extrapolated over the total Inuit population in the Region, the estimated caribou harvest was equivalent to an annual harvest of 3.1 caribou/person. This harvest level was relatively consistent between communities and years. |
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Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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Inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the Kitikmeot Region, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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inuit harvesting levels of caribou in the kitikmeot region, northwest territories, canada, 1982 — 1984 |
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Septentrio Academic Publishing |
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1986 |
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https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/642 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.642 |
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Arctic Central Arctic inuit Kitikmeot Northwest Territories Rangifer Rangifer tarandus |
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Arctic Central Arctic inuit Kitikmeot Northwest Territories Rangifer Rangifer tarandus |
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