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...
Principal Investigator:Poniatowski, Brian Licensed Year(s):
1998
Summary:
The community monitor will carry out monitoring of wildlife, principally caribou, which are of great importance to the Lutselk'e First Nation. This will be done by directly observing their numbers, sex of animals (if this can be determined), age, condition, movements and behaviour in relation to Kennedy Lake camp and to specific worksites, such as sites where drilling or till sampling are being ca...