Resources

Fact Sheets And Brochures, Wildlife

Muskox Fact Sheet - Life Cycle and Behaviour

Fact Sheets And Brochures, Wildlife

Muskox Fact Sheet - Where did Yukon Muskox Come From?

Maps, Environmental Conservation

Map of Herschel Island

Project Reports And Publications

Aklavik Local and Traditional Knowledge About Grizzly Bear of the Yukon North Slope

This report forms part of a much larger collaborative initiative with WMAC NS partners to better understand grizzly bears of the Yukon North Slope. In 2006 and 2007, interviews were conducted with knowledge holders in Aklavik. This study summarizes the knowledge shared.

Project Reports And Publications, Traditional Use, Traditional Knowledge, Inuvialuit

Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Traditional Use Study

The Yukon North Slope Inuvialuit Traditional Use (YNS ITU) study provides important information in support of the Yukon North Slope Wildlife Conservation and Management Plan. It establishes a contemporary baseline for Inuvialuit use of the YNS and provides the basis for identifying the measures necessary to conserve and protect Inuvialuit use, now and in the future. 

Project Reports And Publications, Research

Conduct of Traditional Knowledge Research— A REFERENCE GUIDE

The objective of this document is to provide background information and practical guidance for principal investigators (research directors) and other researchers planning to conduct Traditional Knowledge research on the Yukon North Slope. 

Project Reports And Publications

Yukon North Slope Research Guide

This Guide is a resource document for both researchers and communities. It attempts to clarify expectations and develop common understandings that will help communities and researchers work together. It also provides information and references related to conducting research on the Yukon North Slope and adjacent areas, including the Gwich’in Settlement Area of the Northwest Territories.

Management Plans, The Inuvialuit

The Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Signed in 1984, the Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) stands as one of Canada's first modern land claims. As signatories to the IFA, Inuvialuit, Canada, and the Government of Yukon all have constitutionally protected rights, roles, and responsibilities under the Agreement. The IFA is also where WMAC(NS) was born - the Wildlife Management Advisory Council for the North Slope springs directly from the Agreement and has been active since 1988. 

Management Plans, Wildlife

Co-Management Plan for Grizzly Bears

The Inuvialuit Final Agreement (IFA) states grizzly bears in the ISR will be cooperatively managed to ensure that grizzly bears and their habitat are protected and the harvesting rights of Inuvialuit are preserved. In this spirit, many parties, including WMAC(NS), came together to decide how grizzly bears should be management in the region. The Co-Management Plan for Grizzly Bears in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) was first adopted in 1998.  An updated Plan that reflects the changes in the environment and the communities that live alongside grizzly bears. 

External Resources, Environmental Conservation

Polar Data Catalogue

The Polar Data Catalogue is a repository of metadata and data that describes and provides access to diverse data sets generated by Arctic and Antarctic researchers. The metadata records follow ISO 19115 and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standard formats to provide exchange with other data centres. The records cover a wide range of disciplines from natural sciences and policy, to health and social sciences. The PDC Geospatial Search tool is available to the public and researchers alike and allows searching data using a mapping interface and other parameters.