Principal Investigator:Brook, Ryan K Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
The proposed research will develop and evaluate innovative tools and processes to help better understand caribou anatomy and facilitate caribou health.
Specific objectives of this project are to:
1. Engage communities in the planning, data collection, interpretation, and integration of traditional knowledge into an anatomical atlas of caribou as a tool to facilitate monitoring the health of t...
Principal Investigator:Lyver, Phil Licensed Year(s):
2000
Summary:
This study will compare and use traditional environmental knowledge (TEK) and ecological science to look at body fat markers from harvested caribou. The TEK of hunters and elders will be compared to ecological science measurements focusing on cow/calf ratios, herd productivity and prediction of animal quality. TEK will be gathered from interviews of consenting individuals and body fat levels wil...