Principal Investigator:Clark, Douglas A. Licensed Year(s):
2019
Summary:
This research will integrate and map polar bear knowledge systems, and translate findings into a community-based monitoring protocol that will track polar bear population responses to environmental change. Research questions include:1) Are polar bear science data, existing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and historical records from the fur trade,explorer’s personal accounts and government ...
Principal Investigator:Lougheed, Stephen C. Licensed Year(s):
2019
2018 Summary:
This research will integrate and map polar bear knowledge systems and translate findings into a community-based monitoring protocol that will track polar bear population responses to environmental change. Research questions include: i1) Are polar bear science data, existing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and historical records from the fur trade, explorer’s personal accounts and governmen...
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:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):19901988
1987
Summary:
To capture, eartag, and dye-mark polar bears using immobilizing darts and helicopters; collect reproductive organs of seals and polar bears from Inuk hunters throughout the NWT in conjunction with NWT Wildlife Service, tape record underwater vocalizations of marine mammals....
Principal Investigator:Stirling, Ian Licensed Year(s):
1985
Summary:
Use sub-ice recording to study distribution of overwintering populations of seals in relation to plynyas, sea ice conditions, patterns of freeze-up, distribution of ringed seal pupping areas, distribution of polar bears and proposed winter shipping lanes....