Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada
We explored Inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, working in partnership with the hunters and trappers’ organizations of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake). In mixed-methods interviews, study pa...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/17998 2023-05-15T14:21:56+02:00 Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada Lokken, Nils Clark, Douglas Broderstad, Else Grete Hausner, Vera Helene 2019-03-31 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17998 https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic67868 eng eng Arctic Lokken N, Clark D, Broderstad eg, Hausner VH. Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic. 2019;72(1):58-70 FRIDAID 1690624 doi:10.14430/arctic67868 0004-0843 1923-1245 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17998 openAccess Copyright 2019 The Author(s) VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Management of natural resources: 914 VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Landbruksfag: 910::Naturressursforvaltning: 914 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed publishedVersion 2019 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic67868 2021-06-25T17:57:09Z We explored Inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, working in partnership with the hunters and trappers’ organizations of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake). In mixed-methods interviews, study participants in the two coastal communities described dissatisfaction with polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) management outcomes, in contrast to a general satisfaction with (or indifference to) the management of other species. Interviewees expressed concern about grizzly bear ( Ursus arctos ) and, more prominently, caribou ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) populations in Qamani’tuaq, the inland community. Researchers have predicted that conflicts specific to polar bear management could lead to regulations being ignored or even defied and endanger the entire system of wildlife co-management. Our results indicate that dissatisfaction over decisions is specific to polar bear management outcomes and does not necessarily apply to the broader system of wildlife co-management. The results suggest that the Nunavut wildlife co-management system is quite functional: polar bear issues aside, Inuit in Qamani’tuaq, Tikirarjuaq, and Igluligaarjuk are largely content with the current functioning of the wildlife co-management regime. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baker Lake Chesterfield Inlet inuit Kivalliq Nunavut Rangifer tarandus Ursus arctos Ursus maritimus Whale Cove University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Canada Chesterfield Inlet ENVELOPE(-90.705,-90.705,63.342,63.342) Nunavut ARCTIC 72 1 58 70 |
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We explored Inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, working in partnership with the hunters and trappers’ organizations of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake). In mixed-methods interviews, study participants in the two coastal communities described dissatisfaction with polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) management outcomes, in contrast to a general satisfaction with (or indifference to) the management of other species. Interviewees expressed concern about grizzly bear ( Ursus arctos ) and, more prominently, caribou ( Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ) populations in Qamani’tuaq, the inland community. Researchers have predicted that conflicts specific to polar bear management could lead to regulations being ignored or even defied and endanger the entire system of wildlife co-management. Our results indicate that dissatisfaction over decisions is specific to polar bear management outcomes and does not necessarily apply to the broader system of wildlife co-management. The results suggest that the Nunavut wildlife co-management system is quite functional: polar bear issues aside, Inuit in Qamani’tuaq, Tikirarjuaq, and Igluligaarjuk are largely content with the current functioning of the wildlife co-management regime. |
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Lokken, Nils Clark, Douglas Broderstad, Else Grete Hausner, Vera Helene |
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada |
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada |
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada |
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada |
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Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada |
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inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in three communities in the kivalliq region of nunavut, canada |
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Arctic Baker Lake Chesterfield Inlet inuit Kivalliq Nunavut Rangifer tarandus Ursus arctos Ursus maritimus Whale Cove |
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Arctic Lokken N, Clark D, Broderstad eg, Hausner VH. Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic. 2019;72(1):58-70 FRIDAID 1690624 doi:10.14430/arctic67868 0004-0843 1923-1245 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/17998 |
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