Polar bear conservation in canada: Defining the policy problems

Arctic

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-360

  Clark, Douglas A ^a,b,d   Lee, David S ^c   Freeman, Milton M R ^a   Clark, Susan G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b YUKON COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Nunavut Tunngavik Inc   (Canada)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Conservation; Decision process; Endangered species act; Inuit qaujimajatuqangit; Nunavut; Polar bear; Policy; Policy sciences; Traditional ecological knowledge; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 59749099061     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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