Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Project Description: The Gwich’in Renewable Resources Board (GRRB) and the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute (GSCI) collaborated on a study to gather and report on Gwich’in Traditional Knowledge...
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The Klinse-Za herd area, located between Mackenzie, Chetwynd and the Peace Arm of Williston reservoir, used to support a herd of almost 200 caribou as recently as 1995 and was said to be so numerous...
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Project Description:We fitted 9 Argos and 26 global positioning system (GPS)-collars on 35 adult caribou (25 female, 10 male) from the declining Torngat Mountains caribou herd in northern Quebec...
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As a research initiative, the HERD project has co-created knowledge with Inuit about their relationship with caribou in the context of the population declines and hunting ban. We conducted video...
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The Maamuu nisituhtimuwin/ Matinueu-mashinaikan atik u e uauinakanit establishes mutually agreed upon terms by which Innu communities in Québec will be able to access caribou within the Cree...
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Staff and volunteers of a forest conservation initiative in Orwell, P.E.I., have embarked on a project to restore the biodiversity of a new section of Acadian forest. It's being done using a technique...
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This spring, hot temperatures and tinder-dry conditions have resulted in rampant wildfires, causing devastating property damage and smoky conditions across Canada. While wildfire is an integral part...
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In October 2022, Scotty Creek Research Station—a prominent climate research facility in the Northwest Territories (NWT) of Canada located within a wetland complex—was almost entirely consumed by an...
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Project Description: Southern mountain caribou in British Columbia have experienced rapid population decline due to human-mediated changes to forest communities and a resulting increase in predation...
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This February, attendees of the Canadian Land and Reclamation Association (CLRA) Alberta Chapter AGM and Conference will have the opportunity to hear first-hand about the diverse resources available...
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The province of British Columbia is seeking feedback on the Draft Boreal Caribou Protection and Recovery Plan, which describes proposed habitat and population management actions in support of...
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Peat extraction companies have learned a lot about how to restore these vital ecosystems. But slow growth, climate change, and complexity mean conservation is an important strategy as well. Over the...
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The Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund (CHRF) is managed by the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation for the purpose of restoring high-value habitat for caribou in BC. Any individual or organization...
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This project integrates physical, anthropological, and survey data to assess coastal vulnerability and to identify areas of concern for local and regional planning and environmental protection. This...
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This project sought to document Inuit knowledge as it relates to caribou movements, hunting, habitat, the importance of caribou for community diets, livelihoods and cultural practices.
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This master's project collected and documented Inuit observations to describe the population distribution of caribou and muskoxen in Nunavut.
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The Alberta Energy Regulator is seeking feedback on updates to Directive 050: Drilling Waste Management. The proposed changes reduce the regulatory burden throughout the life cycle of drilling waste...
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Lately, you may have noticed a large number of species of shrub decorated with bundles of bright red fruit. This is Shepherdia canadensis, or buffaloberry, and July is peak time for production of this...
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Following a calving ground survey last June and a composition survey last October, the population for Sahtì Ekwǫ̀ is estimated to be 23,200 animals – about 4,000 more than in 2018. However, this total...
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November 26, 2019 (Yellowknife, NWT) Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) National Boreal Program offers a sincere congratulations to Indigenous partners, the K’asho Got’ı̨nę of the Sahtú region and the...