Inuit-organised polar bear sport hunting in Nunavut territory, Canada

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-175

  Dowsley, Martha ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Culture and ecology; Hunting; Indigenous people; Inuit; Nunavut; Polar bears; Sport hunting

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOTOURISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HERITAGE TOURISM; HUNTING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 67651253195     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14724040802696049     Document Type: Article

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