Inuit, Polar Bears, and Sustainable Use: Local, National and International Perspectives (Occasional Publications Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1896445454 ISBN 13: 9781896445458

Publisher: University of Alberta Press, 2009

Synopsis

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 worldviews, 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 under-reported 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.

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From the Back Cover

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 an 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 under-reported 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. Papers by: Milton M.R. Freeman and Lee Foote; Lee Foote and George W. Wenzel; Martina Tyrrell; Kerrie Ann Shannon and Milton M.R. Freeman; George W. Wenzel; Dan Slavik; Eugene H. Buck; Martina Tyrrell; Darren Keith; Richard Glenn; Gabriel Nirlungayuk and David S. Lee; Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada; Nunavut Tunngavik Ink; Government of Nunavut; Milton M.R. Freeman; Lee Foote, Naomi Krogman, Douglas A. Clark, and Lindsay Johnston; Nigel Bankes and David S. Lee; Martha Dowsley; Douglas A. Clark, Martina Tyrrell, Martha Dowsley, Lee Foote, Milton M.R. Freeman and Susan G. Clark.

Review

"This book provides an excellent review of the sustainability of polar bear hunting in the Arctic and its cultural, social, and economic context. This book is scientific and rich in data and fact... It is a sustained and reasoned critique of the listing of the polar bear as endangered, and a defence of both subsistence and guided hunting. Its data will be widely valued." (William M. Adams Études/Inuit/Studies 2011-09-01)

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1896445454
• ISBN 13: 9781896445458
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Freeman Milton M.R., Foote A. Lee