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Title

Caribou and the north : a shared future / Monte Hummel, Justina C. Ray ; forewords by Robert Redford and Stephen Kakfwi ; sketches by Robert Bateman.

Author

Hummel, Monte, 1946-

Publication

Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors

• Bateman, Robert, 1930-
• Ray, Justina C.

Description

288 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 27 cm

Summary

""If the caribou die, then we die." These few words speak eloquently to the significance of caribou for northern peoples. They were spoken not by a wise old chief, but by a 13-year-old Dene youth in 2007 during a hearing regarding uranium exploration on the caribou wintering grounds." "Right now there is urgent, widespread concern about the future of the most central of species: caribou. Caribou and the North brings both the facts and the feelings of the current situation to a North American readership. The writers look at why we need to conserve the caribou, the threats that have faced caribou in the past, present, and future, and the actions that we can take. Also included is an appendix with up-to-date information on the range, movements, habitats, numbers, population trends, and key threats to caribou in North America."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Caribou
• Caribou > Conservation
• Endangered species
• Wildlife conservation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-276) and index.

Contents

Foreword / Robert Redford -- Foreword / Stephen Kakfwi -- Introduction: Why Caribou, Why the North, Why a Shared Future? -- Sect. 1. The Importance of Caribou -- Ch. 1. Some Basic Biology -- Ch. 2. What's in a Name? - Different Types of Caribou -- Ch. 3. The Ecological Importance of Caribou -- Ch. 4. The Importance of Caribou to People -- Sect. 2. Pressures on Caribou: Past, Present,and Future -- Ch. 5. What Makes Caribou Vulnerable? -- Ch. 6. Pressures of the Past -- Ch. 7. Pressures of the Present -- Ch. 8. Pressures of the Future -- Sect. 3. Key Steps for Conserving Caribou -- Ch. 9. A Cautionary Tale about Policy -- Ch. 10. International and Continental Backdrop -- Ch. 11. Specific Steps and Responsibilities -- Sect. 4. Expert Profiles of Different Kinds of Caribou -- Migratory Tundra Caribou Anne Gunn -- Special Note on Peary Caribou -- Special Note on Dolphin and Union Caribou -- Boreal Forest Caribou / James A. Schaefer -- Special Note on Newfoundland Caribou -- Mountain Caribou / Dale Seip and Bruce McLellan -- Appendix A. Useful Links Relevant to Caribou Conservation, Research, and Management in North America -- Appendix B. Data Sources for Maps References.

ISBN

• 9781550028393
• 1550028391

LCCN

40016139351

OCLC

• 227028901
• ocn227028901
• SCSB-5446884

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries