Principal Investigator:Armstrong, Terry Licensed Year(s):
2014
2013201220112010 Summary:
The objectives are to draw together multiple sources of information so that we may (1) examine change in lake area in this ecoregion, (2) assess amount of meadow habitat lost to rising water levels in core bison range, (3) investigate whether recent changes are part of a longer-term cycle and evaluate the causes of this change, (4) determine a way to document and integrate local and traditional kn...
Principal Investigator:Jones, Paul D Licensed Year(s):2022202120192017201620152014
2013
2013
Summary:
The SWEEP program is being used to establish a community based environmental monitoring program in the Slave River and delta. The project has been funded for 2 years by the Canadian Water Network (CWN) to develop a new 'node' for community based monitoring which is harmonized with those already established by other CWN projects. SWEEP will develop a suite of both 'community based' and 'western s...
Principal Investigator:Hood, Alex Licensed Year(s):
2013
Summary:
The objective of this annual monitoring program is to obtain and determine annual variability of the following information in the study area:
•the relative abundance, distribution, group composition and behavior of caribou;
•the relative activity of grizzly bears;
•the relative activity of wolverines;
•the presence and production of wolves; and,
•the presence and production of falcons nesti...
Principal Investigator:Haas, Claudia A Licensed Year(s):
2012
2011 Summary:
This project is to fill gaps in ecological information on a Candidate Protected Area while it makes its way through the NWT Protected Areas Strategy (PAS) process. This information will be used by the working group to make recommendations on final boundary and management planning for the area.
The study will be done at the same time as a study on mercury in fish being conducted by the Dehcho F...
Principal Investigator:Parlee, Brenda L Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The research is being funded by PrioNet Canada in an effort to understand the level of concern and knowledge in local communities about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and other wildlife related health issues. Even though there is no scientifically proven link between CWD in cervids and human health, the potential for CWD to spread to other species and a lack of understanding of how CWD is transmit...
Principal Investigator:Davison, Tracy Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The Wildlife Management Advisory Council (NWT) and the Government of NWT’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources are conducting a Peary Caribou and Dolphin-Union Caribou traditional knowledge project in the ISR.
The purpose of the study is to gather local and traditional knowledge on Peary caribou and Dolphin-Union Caribou. This information will be used alongside scientific informati...
Principal Investigator:Simmons, Deborah L Licensed Year(s):
2011
Summary:
The goals of this research project are to:
1. Develop an understanding of caribou Traditional Knowledge (TK) research and monitoring in the Sahtu Region and beyond.
2. Share experiences among Renewable Resources Councils (RRC)s with caribou TK research; assess strengths and weaknesses in research methods and outcomes.
3. Explore caribou stewardship options that emerge from the research and how...
Principal Investigator:Leski, Michael L Licensed Year(s):2013
2011
Summary:
A goal of this research project is to conduct a taxonomic assessment of butterflies. The studies objective is primarily to collect a species of butterfly (P. faunus arcticus) from sites in the Yukon and Northwest Territory, including the meadows surrounding Black Mountain in the Richardson Mountains, the Type Locality of this subspecies. These specimens will facilitate research that will assess t...
Principal Investigator:Lennie-Misgeld, Peter Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The main objective of the program is to collect fisheries and environmental baseline information to better understand the environmental characteristics of the Great Bear River and to support potential future development of hydropower on the Great Bear River. The program is not being conducted to support a specific project as there are no hydropower projects planned for the Great Bear River at thi...
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 ...