NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Ashthorn, Heather
Licensed Year(s): 2020 2019 2018 2017 2017 2015 2013 2012 2011 2009 2008 2006
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4585. The objective of this project is to document and assess changing environmental conditions in the range of the porcupine caribou herd and adjacent coastal and marine ecosystems and to share information for co-management. Community based monitors are selected by local Renewable Resource Councils (RRCs) or Hunters and...

Principal Investigator: Maraj, Ramona
Licensed Year(s): 2011 2010
Summary: Local and traditional knowledge will be collected related to the population status of polar bears, and the influence that climate change has had on polar bears and their habitat in the Beaufort Sea. The information from interviews will be used to develop a description of acceptable management practices and management goals for polar bears and compare this information to science-based information ...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Jennifer
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: This license has been issued for the scientific research application #939. The purpose of the study is to document traditional knowledge of the Porcupine caribou herd from the perspective of the Aklavik Inuvialuit. The study will aim to: learn about traditional patterns, movement, numbers, and ecology of the Porcupine Caribou Herd; establish a body of information that can provide background or...

Principal Investigator: Lambert Koizumi, Catherine
Licensed Year(s): 2008
Summary: This research aims to document and analyze local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TK) on Dall sheep, grizzly bears, and wolves in the Richardson Mountains. Information on population trends, habitat use, diet, predation, hunting, diseases, relations with other species, viability and conservation will be examined through semi-directed, open-ended interviews with knowledgeable elders and active...

Principal Investigator: Wray, Kristine E J
Licensed Year(s): 2008 2007
Summary: The objectives of this study are: 1)Investigate the scope and extent of Aboriginal knowledge networks concerning caribou; to what extent do harvesters draw upon local knowledge, traditional knowledge and/or scientific data generated by government and other sources to make their decisions about where, when and with whom to harvest? 2) Explore the extent to which traditional knowledge, generated...

Principal Investigator: Lambert Koizumi, Catherine
Licensed Year(s): 2010 2008 2006
Summary: The proposed project aims to: 1) update and expand important baseline information on Dall’s sheep, grizzly bears, and wolves, which will contribute to the revision of grizzly and Dall's sheep management plan; 2) understand the interactions between those species; 3) evaluate the effect of habitat features and climate on those interactions; and 4) document traditional knowledge about Dall's sheep, g...

Principal Investigator: Clark, Douglas A.
Licensed Year(s): 2006 2003
Summary: Government agencies responsible for grizzly bear management have made significant investments in biological studies; however, wildlife management programs based solely on biology, without understanding the human side of grizzly bear management, run the risk of creating conflicts. People who share the land with bears are especially affected by these decisions. These conflicts can waste time and mon...

Principal Investigator: Russell, Kyle
Licensed Year(s): 2006
Summary: This project is a part of a six-year research project conducted conjointly by Parks Canada, the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee, the Wildlife Management Advisory Council (North Slope) and the Department of Environment, Yukon Territorial Government. The aim of the project is to gather information on grizzly bear activities, numbers and distribution through interviews with local hunters and l...

Principal Investigator: Kutz, Susan M.
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: Wildlife in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions are very important renewable resources. Wildlife populations can be disturbed by wildlife diseases, and the people who harvest, handle and consume wildlife can be affected by wildlife diseases too (meat not good...

Principal Investigator: Smith, Barney
Licensed Year(s): 2005
Summary: In 2003, the Yukon Government, Department of Environment, in collaboration with the Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee and the Wildlife Management Advisory Committee (North Slope), interviewed several Aklavik Inuvialuit to determine the status of som...