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Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative: Can Local Knowledge Inform Caribou Management?

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Authors
Don Russell
Michael Svoboda
Jadah Arokium
Dorothy Cooley
Organization
Government of Yukon
Yukon University
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Project
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative: Can Local Knowledge Inform Caribou Management?
Resource Date:
August
2011
While quantitative analyses have traditionally been used to measure overall caribou herd health, qualitative observational data can also provide timely information that reflects what people on the...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Climate, Caribou and Human Needs Linked by Analysis of Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge

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Authors
Catherine Gagnon
Sandra Hamel
Don Russell
James Andre
Annie Buckle
David Haogak
Jessi Pascal
Esau Schafer
Todd Powell
Michael Svoboda
Dominique Berteaux
Organization
University of Quebec
Laval University
Government of Yukon
Resource Date:
2023
Migratory tundra caribou are ecologically and culturally critical in the circumpolar North. However, they are declining almost everywhere in North America, probably due to natural variation...

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Boreal Caribou

Critical Summer Foraging Tradeoffs in a Subarctic Ungulate

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Authors
Libby Ehlers
Gabrielle Coulombe
Jim Herriges
Torsten Bentzen
Michael Suitor
Kyle Joly
Mark Hebblewhite
Contacts
Libby Ehlers
Organization
University of Montana
Government of Alaska
Government of Yukon
National Park Service
Resource Date:
2021
Summer diets are crucial for large herbivores in the subarctic and are affected by weather, harassment from insects and a variety of environmental changes linked to climate. Yet, understanding...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Defining Disturbance and Recovery: The Influence of Landscape Specific Ecological Responses to Oil and Gas Linear Disturbances in North Yukon

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Authors
K. Simpson
Organization
Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)
Government of Yukon
Project
National CLRA Conference Papers
Resource Date:
2013
Across northern Canada evidence of oil and gas seismic exploration remains from the 1950's to current day. While many of these linear features are still visible, others can no longer be seen. Research...

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Fire effect on seismic line restoration
Land Management

Implementation of Contaminated Water Management System Upgrades to Allow for Dewatering of Two Open Pits at the Vangorda Plateau, Faro Mine Complex, Yukon

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Authors
D.K. Rainey
Organization
Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)
Government of Yukon
Project
National CLRA Conference Papers
Resource Date:
2013
The Vangorda Plateau at the Faro Mine Complex contains two open pits that, starting in 2013, will both require dewatering. Since mine abandonment in 1998, water levels in Vangorda pit have been...

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Vangorda pit dewatering
Wetland Knowledge

Improving Widescale Monitoring of Ectoparasite Presence in Northern Canadian Wildlife with the Aid of Citizen Science

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Authors
Emily Chenery
Maud Henaff
Kristenn Magnusson
Jane Harms
Nicholas Mandrak
Péter Molnár
Organization
University of Toronto (UofT)
Government of Yukon
Resource Date:
2022
Surveying ticks on wildlife hosts consistently over time and across space presents many challenges. In Yukon, Canada, the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus, is a blood-feeding parasite that can...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Increasing Fire Frequency and Severity Will Increase Habitat Loss for a Boreal Forest Indicator Species

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Authors
Eric Palm
Michael Suitor
Kyle Joly
Jim Herriges
Allicia Kelly
Dave Hervieux
Kelsey Russell
Torsten Bentzen
Nicholas Larter
Mark Hebblewhite
Contacts
Eric Palm
Organization
University of Montana
Government of Yukon
National Park Service
Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
Resource Date:
January
2022
Climate change will lead to more frequent and more severe fires in some areas of boreal forests, affecting the distribution and availability of late-successional forest communities. These forest...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Merging Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Links Climate with the Growth of a Large Migratory Caribou Population

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Authors
Catherine Gagnon
Sandra Hamel
Don Russell
Todd Powell
James Andre
Michael Svoboda
Dominique Berteaux
Contacts
Catherine Gagnon
Organization
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Laval University
Government of Yukon
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Project
Co-production de connaissances, création de capital social et représentation du savoir local dans le suivi d'un socio-écosystème humains - Rangifer
Resource Date:
2020
Climate change in the Arctic is two to three times faster than anywhere else in the world. It is therefore crucial to understand the effects of weather on keystone arctic species, particularly those...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, Dibenzofurans and Non-ortho Substituted Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) from the Canadian Arctic

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Authors
C.E. Hebert
Mary Gamberg
B.T. Elkin
M. Simon
R.J. Norstrom
Contacts
Clive Tesar
Organization
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Government of Yukon
Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
Northern Caribou Canada
Project
Northern Caribou Canada
Resource Date:
1996
The presence of contaminants in the Arctic environment has raised concerns regarding levels in wildlife and possible effects on the health of wildlife populations. In addition, contaminants in wild...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou

Synopsis Report 2018/19 Arctic Caribou Contaminant Monitoring Program

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Authors
Mary Gamberg
Contacts
Mary Gamberg
Clive Tesar
Organization
Government of Yukon
Porcupine Caribou Management Board
Gamberg Consulting
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Project
Northern Caribou Canada
Resource Date:
2019
This project studies contaminant levels in caribou in the Canadian Arctic to determine if these populations remain healthy (in terms of contaminant loads), whether these important resources remain...

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Boreal Caribou

The Extent and Magnitude of Edge Effects on Woody Vegetation in Road-bisected Treed Peatlands in Boreal Alberta, Canada

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Authors
Caitlin Willier
Jacqueline Dennett
Kevin Devito
Christopher Bater
Scott Nielsen
Organization
Government of Yukon
University of Alberta (UofA)
Government of Alberta (GoA)
Resource Date:
July
2022
This resource is available on an external database and may require a paid subscription to access it. It is included on the CCLM to support our goal of capturing and sharing the breadth of all...

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Wetland complex
Wetland Knowledge

Vulnerability Analysis of the Porcupine Caribou Herd to Potential Development of the 1002 Lands in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

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Authors
Don Russell
Anne Gunn
Contacts
Don Russell
Clive Tesar
Organization
Government of Yukon
Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Project
Northern Caribou Canada
Resource Date:
February
2019
A 2019 “vulnerability analysis” on the Porcupine caribou herd (PCH) assessing its vulnerability to oil and gas development in the herd’s calving grounds in Alaska. The analysis found that “...the...

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Caribou on Road
Boreal Caribou