Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, hunting, population dynamics, animal behaviour, wildlife migration, species composition, feeding behaviour, narwhal
Principal Investigator: | Silverman, Helen (2) |
Licence Number: | 2104 |
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Licensed Year(s): |
1977
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Issued: | Jan 01, 1977 |
Objective(s): Narwhal Project Study involving: study and observations of feeding habits, migratory patterns, movement in relation to ice cover, behavioural observations in fiords and group size and composition, sex, etc. The project will also include a study of Inuit hunting metods and examinationof those narwhals killed by the Inuit. Tape recordings will be made of the sounds emitted by the narwhals.