What happens when human activities conflict with wildlife and vice-versa? How do we share increasingly populated mountain spaces with the natural world? This Canadian Mountain Podcast episode focuses on human-wildlife co-existence and features experienced...
Habitats in the alpine zone are those habitats that exist at high elevations. They have “rugged, partially vegetated terrain with snowfields and rocky ridges, above the natural tree line,” (1). There is often less...
This Video is Copyright of the Government of Northwest Territories Blog Post by Tom Andrews To celebrate International Mountain Day, as part of the University of Alberta 2016 Mountain Festival, the Prince of...
Subsistence hunting contributes to the livelihoods of many northern and rural Canadians. Traditional diets, including fish and meat, provide food security and essential nutrition for remote communities, where store-bought diets may lack healthy alternatives. But...
Recreational hunting is a popular sport in Western Canada, generating considerable revenues for local communities and funding for conservation programs. Wildlife managers aim to balance hunting opportunities with the maintenance of healthy populations; however, sustained harvests...
By Kelly Fowler Caribou are vital to the economies, cultures, and livelihoods of northern indigenous communities. In the Sahtú region of Northwest Territories, Dene people recognize three types of caribou – the tǫdzı (boreal...
Wildlife management programs often involve collaborations between government scientists and academic researchers; however, conservation efforts can be enhanced by incorporating the traditional ecological knowledge of Indigenous peoples. As enduring stewards of the land, Indigenous...
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