Co-management of the Porcupine Caribou Herd

Albert Peter,Doug Urquhart

doi:10.7557/2.16.4.1255

Abstract

The success of a co-management organization rests with the user communities. Over the years members of the Porcupine Caribou Management Board have observed that it is the knowledge and concerns held by the people in the communities which are affected by caribou management policies, that provide the greatest inspiration to the Board. In return, the Board must never lose sight of its primary objective which is to manage and conserve the Porcupine Caribou Herd by incorporating native participation at every level of decision-making.

Highlights

The Porcupine CaribouHerd is a population o f 160,000 barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantf) that ranges f r o m the DeCho (Mackenzie) Delta i n the Northwest Territories across the northern Yukon and into Alaska almost as far as Prudhoe Bay (Fig. 1)
The duties of the P C M B are to facilitate communication among governments and user communities i n the course of providing recommendations to governments concerning the management of the Porcupine Caribou Herd
In the course o f the past seven years, the board has established a reputation among both the user communities and governments, as a reliable organization that is fulfilling the terms of the Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement

Summary

Introduction

The Porcupine CaribouHerd is a population o f 160,000 barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus grantf) that ranges f r o m the DeCho (Mackenzie) Delta i n the Northwest Territories across the northern Yukon and into Alaska almost as far as Prudhoe Bay (Fig. 1). The Porcupine Caribou Management Agreement (Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1985) was signed o n October 26, 1985 by representatives of the government of Canada, the governments of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Inuvialuit Game Council, the Council for Yukon Indians, the Dene Nation and the Metis Association of the Northwest Territories.

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