New caribou crisis – then and now

Authors

  • Robert A. Ruttan Box 42, Rural Route 2, Tawatinaw, Alberta, T0G 2E0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7557/2.32.2.2257

Keywords:

Barren ground caribou, Bathurst caribou herd, Canada, crisis management history, population decline, resource management, traditional knowledge

Abstract

The reported decline of the Bathurst herd has caused considerable concern and has raised rumours of a “crisis” in which there is a possibility of extinction. This paper reflects on relevant lessons learned from the officially declared “crisis” of population decline in 1955/56 and a second crisis of overpopulation identified by the author a decade later.

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Published

2012-03-08

How to Cite

Ruttan, R. A. (2012). New caribou crisis – then and now. Rangifer, 32(2), 85–102. https://doi.org/10.7557/2.32.2.2257

Issue

Vol 32 No. 2: Special Issue No. 20 (2012)

Section

Articles