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Assessing Risk of Mercury Exposure and Nutritional Benefits of Consumption of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Community of Old Crow, Yukon, Canada
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The contamination of traditional foods with chemical pollutants is a challenge to the food security of Aboriginal Peoples. This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada website...
BC’s 47th Annual Mine Reclamation Symposium
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Presented by the British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation, the 2024 Symposium will be located in Burnaby, BC and feature a short course, field tour, two full days of in-person...
BC’s 47th Annual Mine Reclamation Symposium: Mine Reclamation and Biodiversity
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Event Date and Time
September 23rd, 2024 at 8:00am PST to September 26th, 2024 at 4:00pm PST
Burnaby, BC
Presented by the British Columbia Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation, the 2024 Symposium will be located in Burnaby, BC and feature a short course, field tour, two full days of in-person...
Contaminants in Two West Greenland Caribou Populations
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Two caribou populations in West Greenland were sampled and the kidneys, liver and muscle analyzed for contaminants, including aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium and zinc...
COSIA In-Situ Oil Sands Shared Practices for Working in and Around Wetlands
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This report compiles a toolbox of shared practices currently in use by COSIA companies, or which have been used but were found to be unsuccessful.
Inuktitut Summary Report on Contaminants in the Ahiak Herd
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A two-page summary report in Inuktitut on contaminants in the Ahiak caribou herd. To view this report in English, click here. Related Herds: Ahiak This resource and others can be found on the Northern...
Inuktitut Summary Report on Contaminants in the Dolphin and Union Caribou Herd
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A two-page summary report in Inuktitut on contaminants in the Dolphin and Union caribou herd Related Herds: Dolphin and Union This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada...
Less Flammable Vegetation for Linear Industry Rights-‐of-‐way
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FPInnovations launched a multi-year study to determine whether a less-flammable, herbaceous species could replace the flammable grasses that typically colonize linear ROWs
Measurements of Cesium in Arctic Beluga and Caribou Before and After the Fukushima Accident of 2011
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Concern from northern communities following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of March 2011 has prompted a reassessment of the safety of their traditional foods with respect to radioactivity...
Mercury in Seaweed - Inuktitut
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This two-page plain language summary in Inuktitut talks about mercury in seaweed and other food eaten by caribou in the Qamanirjuaq herd. A longer, English report on this study is also available. An...
Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than many other Arctic caribou herds. Usually, caribou get most of their mercury from lichens, but local elders described the Qamanirjuaq caribou...
Near-surface Controls on Peatland Hydrology: Implications for Rapid Disturbance Adaptation and Enhanced Resilience to Disturbance
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Northern peatlands faced compounding disturbances that transformed such critical ecosystems from long-term carbon sinks into carbon sources. Considerable investment is therefore directed for restoring...
Plain Language Summary: Mercury in Seaweed, Lichens and Mushrooms from the Home Range of the Qamanirjuaq Caribou
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The Qamanirjuaq caribou have higher mercury concentrations than some other caribou in the Arctic. Usually, caribou get most of the mercury they eat from lichens, but at community meetings in Kivalliq...
Report to the Hunters of the Ahiak Caribou – Feb 2019
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The Northern Contaminants Program monitors contaminants in Arctic Caribou in Canada. To view this report in Inuktitut, click here. Related Herds: Ahiak This resource and others can be found on the...
Report to the Hunters of the Bluenose West Caribou – Feb 2019
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The Northern Contaminants Program monitors contaminants in Arctic Caribou in Canada. Related Herds: Barren-ground, Bluenose West This resource and others can be found on the Northern Caribou Canada...
Report to the Hunters of the Dolphin and Union Herd - 2019 - Inuktitut
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Two-page summary report to hunters of the Dolphin and Union caribou herd on research into contaminants in the herd. Related Herds: Dolphin and Union This resource and others can be found on the...