Inuit, polar bears, and sustainable use local, national and international perspectives

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Series: Occasional publication, no. 61

By

Freeman, Milton M.R. 1934-
Foote, Lee.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Edmonton, CCI Press, 2009

Notes

Contents: Preface / | Mary May Simon -- | Foreword / | Jon Hutton -- | pt. I Inuit, conservation hunting, and community economics : | Polar bear conservation hunting in Canada : economics, culture and unintended consequences / | Lee Foote, | George W. Wenzel -- | Guiding, opportunity, identity : the multiple roles of the arviat polar bear conservation hunt / | Martina Tyrrell -- | Inuit observations of polar bears in Salliq/Coral Harbour, Nunavut, and the management of the conservation hunt / | Kerrie Ann Shannon, | Milton M.R. Freeman -- | Subsistence and conservation hunting : a Nunavut case study / | George W. Wenzel -- | The economics and client opinions of polar bear conservation hunting in the Northwest Territories, Canada / | Dan Slavik -- | pt. II Polar bears and the changing Arctic environment : | Polar bears : proposed listing under the Endangered Species Act / | Eugene H. Buck -- | West Hudson Bay polar bears : the Inuit perspective / | Martina Tyrrell -- | Inuit observations of changing sea ice and snow conditions in polar bear habitat in the East Kitikmeot, Nunavut / | Darren Keith -- | An Iñupiat perspective on polar bears and sea ice in Northeast Alaska / | Richard Glenn -- | pt. III Inuit and other publics' perceptions of polar bear conservation : | A Nunavut Inuit perspective on Western Hudson Bay polar bear management and the consequences for conservation hunting / | Gabriel Nirlungayuk, | David S. Lee -- | Response to the proposal to list polar bear under the U.S. Endangered Species Act / | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, | Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada -- | Response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed rule to list the polar bear (ursus maritimus) as threatened throughout its range / | Nunavut Tunngavik Inc -- | Response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed rule to list the polar bear as "threatened" throughout its range / | Government of Nunavut -- | A review of the public response to the proposed ESA-listing of polar bears / | Milton M.R. Freeman -- | Polar bears in the media : the ways in which we know the icon / | Lee Foote, | Naomi Krogman, | Douglas A. Clark, | Lindsay Johnston -- | pt. IV Polar bear management and governance : | The legal framework for the conservation hunting of polar bears in Nunavut / | Nigel Banks, | David S. Lee -- | Polar bear management in Nunavut and Nunavik / | Martha Dowsley -- | Polar bears, climate change, and human dignity : seeking integrative conservation policies / | Douglas A. Clark, | Martina Tyrrell, | Martha Dowsley, | Lee Foote, | Milton M.R. Freeman, | Susan G. Clark -- | Appendix 1. | Chronology of significant events in polar bear governance.

"This book addresses four particular aspects of polar bear conservation, namely (1) the practice of conservation hunting of polar bears, (2) Inuit understanding of polar bears and their changing habitat, (3) public perceptions of polar bears and climate changes that appear to influence polar bear management decisions, and (4) analysis of existing polar bear management and governance programs. The aim of this book is to contribute to culturally-inclusive, equitable and effective wildlife conservation and management in the Northern regions--and by extension, in other regions where indigenous systems of co-existing with wildlife also struggle to work with positivistic science-based assessments of conservation needs. Given the diverse world views, perspectives and agendas of all those seeking to influence conservation of the iconic polar bear, it is impossible in a single book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the management problems Inuit residents of the Canadian Arctic and their government co-management partners face at the present time. Consequently what is presented in this volume are the generally underreported perspectives of Arctic residents that reflect an experiential understanding of events taking place in the region, and of some others whose views also augment assessments being used to develop polar bear conservation initiatives."--Pub. desc.

Subjects

Canada, Northern , Endangered species , Government policy , Hunting , Inuit , Law and legislation , Polar bear , Polar bear hunting , United States , Wildlife conservation , Wildlife management

Call Number

QL737.C27 I5655 2009

Classification

333.95/9786

Language

English

Identifiers

ISBN: 9781772121902
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/2009674996
OCLC: 951190580