Polar bear sport hunting (which in the case of Nunavut is defined as a form of conservation
hunting) is an economically important form of Aboriginal ecotourism in the Canadian Arctic …

Environmental change has stressed wildlife co-management systems in the Arctic because
parameters are changing more rapidly than traditional scientific monitoring can accommodate…

Since the 1990s, Inuit traditional knowledge (Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit) has taken on a substantial
role in polar bear management in the Canadian territory of Nunavut through its direct …

Inuit in Canada’s Arctic conceptualize both human hunters and their polar bear prey as
active participants in the hunt and as part of a larger socio-economic system requiring the …

As climate change has driven dramatic changes in Northern sea ice regimes, marine mammals
have gained iconic status around the world reflecting the perils of global warming. There …

Most of the climate change literature for Arctic Canada in the social sciences has focused on
men’s knowledge and experiences. Drawing on research from Qikiqtarjuaq and Clyde River…

Academic discussions around Inuit identity once focused on acculturation. These have mainly
been replaced by concepts of adaptation to new living conditions. Yet, Inuit in the eastern …

Subpopulation growth rates and the probability of decline at current harvest levels were
determined for 13 subpopulations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) that are within or shared with …

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a common pool resource that contributes to both the
subsistence and monetary aspects of the Nunavut mixed economy through its use as food, the …

The academic literature contains numerous examples of the failures of both top-down and
bottom-up common pool resource management frameworks. Many authors agree that …