Commentary: Conservation in the North - An Ecological Perspective

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Theberge, John B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1981
• Subjects: Animal ecology; Animal population; Animals; Caribou; Ecology; Economic development; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental impacts; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Fishing; Government regulations; Grizzly bears; Hunting; Land use; Mining; Native land claims; Native peoples; Natural area preservation; Parks; Petroleum industry; Petroleum pipelines; Subsistence; Trapping; Wilderness areas; Wildlife management; Canadian Arctic; Arctic; Endeavour; caribou
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65583

. In conclusion, the economic system has created a greater need for conservation than ever existed when immediate ecosystems regulated human populations and human endeavour in the north. Reasons include an expansion of what are considered resources, a shift from renewable (wildlife) to non-renewable...