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dc.contributor.authorLokken, Nils
dc.contributor.authorClark, Douglas
dc.contributor.authorBroderstad, Else Grete
dc.contributor.authorHausner, Vera Helene
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-03T08:59:43Z
dc.date.available2020-04-03T08:59:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-03-31
dc.description.abstractWe explored Inuit attitudes towards co-managing wildlife in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada, working in partnership with the hunters and trappers’ organizations of Igluligaarjuk (Chesterfield Inlet), Tikirarjuaq (Whale Cove), and Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake). In mixed-methods interviews, study participants in the two coastal communities described dissatisfaction with polar bear (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) management outcomes, in contrast to a general satisfaction with (or indifference to) the management of other species. Interviewees expressed concern about grizzly bear (<i>Ursus arctos</i>) and, more prominently, caribou (<i>Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus</i>) populations in Qamani’tuaq, the inland community. Researchers have predicted that conflicts specific to polar bear management could lead to regulations being ignored or even defied and endanger the entire system of wildlife co-management. Our results indicate that dissatisfaction over decisions is specific to polar bear management outcomes and does not necessarily apply to the broader system of wildlife co-management. The results suggest that the Nunavut wildlife co-management system is quite functional: polar bear issues aside, Inuit in Qamani’tuaq, Tikirarjuaq, and Igluligaarjuk are largely content with the current functioning of the wildlife co-management regime.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLokken N, Clark D, Broderstad eg, Hausner VH. Inuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada. Arctic. 2019;72(1):58-70en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1690624
dc.identifier.doi10.14430/arctic67868
dc.identifier.issn0004-0843
dc.identifier.issn1923-1245
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17998
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.journalArctic
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2019 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Agriculture disciplines: 910::Management of natural resources: 914en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Landbruksfag: 910::Naturressursforvaltning: 914en_US
dc.titleInuit Attitudes towards Co-Managing Wildlife in Three Communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canadaen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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