Caribou and drilling in ANWR: Canadian research critical of U.S. report
As Canada prepares its final submissions to the U.S. about Porcupine caribou and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, two pieces
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Researchers collect blood, hair samples to study contaminants in northwestern Canada
Caribou is a dietary staple for people in Old Crow, northern Yukon, and that’s prompted researchers to take a closer
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Constitutional challenge mounted for Indigenous man charged with illegal caribou hunting in Atlantic Canada
Innu Nation hunters who are in provincial court in Labrador, Atlantic Canada this week are making a constitutional challenge against
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Dene Nation chief fears fatal disease affecting northern caribou
Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya is calling for an emergency meeting with the federal and territorial governments to discuss the
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First Nation bans Indigenous harvest of declining caribou herd in northern Quebec
The Cree Nation Government has voted in favour of a ban on Cree hunters harvesting caribou from the George River
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Quebec wildlife officers seize caribou intended as gift to northern First Nation
Wildlife officials in Quebec have seized a caribou that was intended to be given as a gift between Indigenous governments
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Ottawa considers listing Labrador caribou herds as at-risk species
Conservation officials are trying to figure out how to reverse dwindling caribou numbers in Labrador, in Canada’s Maritimes, without impeding
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Canada: This caribou herd’s population has dropped 99 % since 2001
The George River caribou herd is in a critical state, according to biologists from Newfoundland and Labrador (Atlantic Canada) and
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Gov cancels caribou hunt in Northwestern Canada following First Nation’s complaints
The Yukon government has cancelled permits for hunting Finlayson caribou in southeast Yukon this year in response to objections from
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Arctic Indigenous food culture takes the day at international cookbook awards
A book showcasing the recipes of Indigenous peoples from across the Arctic took the day at the Gourmand International Cookbook
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VIDEO: Arctic Hunting Now
On a recent Eye on the Arctic reporting trip to Nunavut, we ran into a young hunter named Robin Aupilaq Avaala.
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Northwest Alaska caribou herd may finally be growing after steep decline
The steep population slide of what was once Alaska’s largest caribou herd may finally be bottoming out. Lincoln Parrett, a
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Caribou or development? Question debated in Arctic communities
For years there has been concern about the rapidly declining caribou herds across Canada. According to World Wildlife Fund-Canada, the
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The Arctic & COP21:Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Unique spring bird hunt brings hope of fresh meat after a long Alaska winter
BETHEL — One night after work last week, Pat Samson of Bethel rode his four-wheeler over a bumpy, muddy and
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