Thursday, August 28, 2008

Rangifer (caribou) and other academic journals free online

I stumbled across this info because of an announcement by Rangifer the journal of Research, Management and Husbandry of Reindeer and other Northern Ungulates that beginning with volume 28 (2008) is available free online.

For those interested in Rangifer, the journal in its entirety can be accessed at

http://www.ub.uit.no/baser/rangifer/


The exciting part that makes this relevant to everyone is that the e-cover for the journal says it is an:

“An Open Journal System-solution”

The Open Journal System is part of a bigger project “Public Knowledge Project” that is a partnership between UBC, SFU and Stanford University. The list of journals is extensive and includes journals relevant to communication, biodiversity, ecology, wildlife, etc. and is probably worth revisiting to look for additions to the list.

The list of journals can be found at:

http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs-journals

Regards,

Vicki McCollum, Librarian & ATIPP Coordinator
Client Services
Department of Environment

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Caribou News April 3, 2008

Four strikes
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Reduced wolf populations will recover as the moose and caribou do. This is a control effort, and so complaints that it is is “unfair” to the wolves ...
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Ethics and wolf control
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Prohibiting another tool — aerial control — until an “irreversible decline” in caribou or moose populations is underway, as Ballot Measure No. ...


The endangered Porcupine Caribou Herd
By Yasmine(Yasmine)
The people from Old Crow have depended on the Porcupine Caribou Herd for survival for thousands of years. The migration of the herd is the reson the village was established in its present location. In Old Crow a can of beans in tomaoe ...
Life on a homestead in the Yukon... - http://yukon-wilderness.blogspot.com/


There are other values at stake
Bismarck Tribune - ND, USA
The caribou herds wouldn't suffer at all, if anything they'd be helped by the warmth coming from the pipelines as it melted snow and allowed more vegetation ...
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Downtown Banff gets a makeover
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
A local artist designed bronze sidewalk art featuring caribou, wolf and buffalo who guard their respective street corners. Everything is custom and feels ...
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Ethics and wolf control
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Prohibiting another tool — aerial control — until an “irreversible decline” in caribou or moose populations is underway, as Ballot Measure No. ...
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Aerial hunting measure back on the ballot
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
Ballot measure 2 says private citizens will no longer be allowed to kill animals from airplanes in order to boost low moose and caribou populations. ...
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Polar bear eaten by shark
Times of India - India
Bits of animals including caribou have been found in Greenland shark stomachs in the past -- scavenged or attacked swimming. Campana said there was even a ...
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Elder supervision, hunter education could prevent carnage
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
By PAT VALKENBURG Recently, many Alaskans were shocked and appalled to see front page pictures of caribou calves trying to suckle from their dead mothers ...
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How do you make Canadian wolves sterile?
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
In Canada, mountain caribou are dying and officials believe wolves are the culprit, said Callahan, a wildlife biologist and executive director of the center ...
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Caribou slaughter
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
The mass slaughter of caribou in Northwest Alaska was a shocking crime and an abominable violation of hunting ethics. Community leaders in Point Hope, ...
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Caribou killings
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Mowry wrote that the troopers believe that the caribou were killed between July 4-8 as the herd migrated through the area. He also reported that the ...
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Protecting wildlife
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The slaughter of 60 or more caribou in Northwest Alaska last month was quite simply a jaw-dropper. Those pictures of caribou calves trying to suckle from ...
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Readers respond to Point Hope caribou slaughter
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
The photo of the Point Hope caribou calves trying to suckle their dead mothers is one of the most heart-wrenching sights I've ever seen! ...
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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Caribou News August 5, 2008

How do you make Canadian wolves sterile?
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
In Canada, mountain caribou are dying and officials believe wolves are the culprit, said Callahan, a wildlife biologist and executive director of the center ...
See all stories on this topic

Caribou slaughter
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
The mass slaughter of caribou in Northwest Alaska was a shocking crime and an abominable violation of hunting ethics. Community leaders in Point Hope, ...
See all stories on this topic

Caribou killings
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
Mowry wrote that the troopers believe that the caribou were killed between July 4-8 as the herd migrated through the area. He also reported that the ...
See all stories on this topic

Protecting wildlife
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The slaughter of 60 or more caribou in Northwest Alaska last month was quite simply a jaw-dropper. Those pictures of caribou calves trying to suckle from ...
See all stories on this topic