| Research projects |
| LARS - abstracts of selected research projects |
| Summaries of research projects, many of which deal with caribou/reindeer. |
| GIS and Reindeer |
| A description of research work by a member of Reindeer Research Program |
| People in Reindeer/Caribou Systems Network Research Projects |
| Research projects by members of Rangifer.net network of researchers, managers, users. |
| INFONOR - Genetic improvement of the Reindeer Stock of the Bystrinsky National District (RF-Central Kamchatka) |
| The report gives detailed account of the project of improvement of genetic stock of reindeer in Kamchatka |
| The Challenges of Modernity for Reindeer Management |
| This research project addresses fundamental questions regarding the future sustainable utilization of reindeer in the subarctic/subalpine and boreal regions of Europe. |
| Following the annual trek-route of a reindeer herd |
| The objective of the expedition is to follow an annual migration of a reindeer herd from the central area of the Kola Peninsula, around the village of Krasnoshchelye to the Barents Sea Coast and back. |
| Reindeer Research in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| An "Appraisal of Needs" for Reindeer research in Chukotka from researcher Patty Gray |
| Totem Peoples' Reindeer Preservation Project (Mongolia & Siberia) |
| The project works to insure the survival and sustainability of traditional, indigenous, and nomadic cultures whose lifestyle, spirituality, and culture are inextricably linked with reindeer. |
| Women in the Reindeer Herding Communities of Russian Far North (Kola Peninsula, NW Russia) |
| The point of departure of research is the campworker (chum-rabotnitsa) - the woman employed by the sovkhoz (the state farm) in the reindeer herding brigades. |
| Caribou Monitoring Project |
| The first phase of the BQCMB's caribou monitoring project went ahead in late 2001, with 36 hunters from Baker Lake and Arviat being interviewed for their observations while out on the land. |
| Reindeer Herding, Siberia Project |
| Reindeer herding forms the basis for comparative research in this project group, since it is practiced in the vast territory of the Russian North from the Kola peninsula to the Bering strait. |
| Sustainable Reindeer Husbandry |
| The goal of the project is to assess circumpolar reindeer herding and husbandry in relation to ecological, economic and social/cultural sustainability. |
| Obshchina and the Transformation of Property Relations in the Russian Far East |
| This project focuses on the changes in collectivized reindeer herding in Chukotka in the wake of Russia's privatization plan, and the effect of these changes on local communities. |
| Wildlife Utilization and Management, and the Role of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge |
| This project focuses on wildlife utilization and management and the role of traditional indigenous knowledge in circumpolar arctic countries, and other areas of the world. |
| Assessing wildland fire impacts on the winter habitat use and distribution of caribou within Alaska's interior boreal forest ecosystem |
| Localized system perturbations, such as fires, can affect the ecosystem beyond the original area of disturbance. Such perturbations and subsequent habitat modifications occur throughout interior Alaska, regardless of land management area boundaries. |
| Fortymile Caribou Herd Management |
| The idea behind the project is to recover the Fortymile Caribou Herd originated in the Yukon, which was once a major part of the herd's range. |
| West-Central Alberta Caribou Research Project |
| In 1998, a review of all information on Woodland caribou in the region identified major gaps in our knowledge that are necessary for management decisions. Research efforts to address these questions have been accelerating over the past two years. |
| Woodland caribou recovery planning and actions |
| A provincial recovery plan must be developed within 24 months of the provincial listing. Recovery planning and actions for caribou will contribute to the conservation of a threatened species in Alberta. |
| Russian Sami Co-Management Project |
| The Russian Sami Co-management Project was initiated by the Arctic Institute of North America, the Russian Kola Sami Association and the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1995. |
| Bathurst Caribou Calving Ground Studies Summary Page |
| This project, funded by West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society will look at the factors that might affect where caribou go to calve. Most of the work will look at food and nutrition. |
| WKSS Studies Caribou |
| A summary of the projects concerning caribou by West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society. |
| Arctic Program of Institute for Anthropological Field Research, Bulgaria |
| The projects of the institute deal with problems of the reindeer herding in Kola Peninsula, Russia by Sami community. |
| Reindeer husbandry in the European North of Russia: its current situation and prospects |
| This PhD research project examines the current situation and the prospects of reindeer herding in the European part of the Russian Federation. Fieldwork was conducted in 1998-9 in the north of the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous District. |
| Environment Bounded Adaptation of Small Local Cultures in the Finnish Western Reindeer Herding Area |
| My study is focused on the principles of cultural change in four local and traditional Sami and Finnish reindeer herding cultures. My main goal is to explain how individual reindeer herders adapt to the modern pressures of their environment. |
| Greenland caribou research projects |
| Brief listing of research projects carried out in Greenland by a researcher |
| Landscape Development, Biodiversity and co-operative Livestock Systems in Europe (LACOPE) |
| This bigger project includes a subsection on reindeer-grazing |
| Reindeer Herding in Transition: Feedbacks Between Climate, Caribou, and Local Communities in Northwest Alaska |
| Significant change has occurred in reindeer herding in the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, due to the migration of large numbers of caribou onto the peninsula. This research would study the environmental and socio-economic conditions of this change. |
| Traditional Methods used by the Dogrib to Redirect Caribou, Rae Lakes |
| This project was intitiated out of concern about increased mining activity in the area and the need to keep caribou away from both active and inactive mines and the associated tailing ponds. |
| Tuktu and Nogak Traditional Ecological Knowledge Project Summary Page |
| The Tuktu and Nogak Project is a community driven effort to collect and share Inuit ecological knowledge of caribou and calving areas in the Bathurst Inlet area of the Kitikmeot region, Nunavut, Canada. |
| Breeding area fidelity and dispersal patterns of bull caribou, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska |
| Caribou herds are defined geographically by the aggregations of cows during calving. Radio telemetry studies over the last decade have shown very little interchange of females among herds. However, interchange by males could be occurring undetected. |
| An Eye in the Sky on Northern Québec Caribou |
| The most important caribou research project of recent years has been the setting up of a migration monitoring programme that uses the technology of the Argos satellite system. |
| Seasonal Movements of the Bathurst Caribou Herd Summary Page |
| This project will gather information about caribou movements by collaring caribou with satellite transmitters so they can be tracked throughout the year. It will also help in finding where most of the Bathurst herd have their young. |
| Biological Inventory, Assessment, and Research |
| Several of the studies under this program by Applied Ecosystem Management Ltd. have dealt with caribou and their habitat. |
| Conservation of Wild Reindeer Population as a Principal Component of Taimyr's Globally Significant Biodiversity |
| The Taimyr is home to approximately 1,000,000 wild reindeer -Eurasias largest population. Biological diversity is manifested in Taimyr in in terms of unique populations and rare ecological processes. |
| Anthropology, Russian and Northern Studies Group - Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University, UK |
| This group of scientists is involved in several research projects in Siberia, many of which deal with reindeer herding there. To quickly find projects on reindeer, search on page (Ctrl F) for 'reindeer'. |
| George River Caribou Herd Aerial Monitoring Survey Program |
| The study was designed to assess the effectiveness of the current mitigation measures aimed at preventing exposure of herd concentrations to aircraft noise disturbance. Full report available in pdf. |
| Dogrib Traditional Knowledge: Relationship between Caribou Migration Patterns and the State of Caribou Habitat Summary Page |
| This project will will record traditional knowledge from Dogrib elders about caribou movements, caribou habitat and the relationship between the Dogrib and the caribou. |
| Impacts of Climat Change on North American Migratory Caribou: Herd Specific Assessments and Application of Tools to Evaluate Public Policy Options |
| This project develops intuitive and interactive computer tools for local communities, wildlife managers, resource extraction planners, scientists, and decision-makers to explore the effects on the productivity and availability of migratory caribou. |
| Sustainable management of common property bio-resurces - Reindeer Pastoralizm - project by MAB |
| Research program "Sustainable management of common property bio-resources" with section on reindeer pastoralism aims to develop scientific competence in, and models for, the management of common property bio-resources. |
| Sahtu Renewable Resources Board |
| The SRRB conducts research on renewable resources found in the Sahtu Settlement Area. Many of the projects supported by SRRB deal with caribou. Check listing for each year for individual projects. |
| Preservation of Northern Reindeer of the Todja Region of the Republic of Tuva, Russian Federation |
| The aim of this research programs is to study the conditions of reindeer herding in the Todja region, and to identify measures to improve the herding and breeding effectiveness of northern reindeer. |
| Population ecology of reindeer |
| Population ecology is concerned with measuring changes in population size and composition, and identifying the causes of these fluctuations. |
| Summer Behaviour of the Bathurst Caribou at Mine Sites |
| In this project, researchers and remote cameras observed caribou behaviour around mine sites and tested two methods of diverting caribou from mine sites and other developments. |
| Mountain Caribou in Managed Landscapes |
| A caribou research project began in 1992 and will continue for at least 4 more years [until 2001?]. |
| NSF Sustaining Native Communities Project |
| The goals of this project are to improve the ability of communities and scientists to discuss: (1) how community life may change in the future and, (2) how communities may be able to shape changes to reflect community values. |
| Traditional Ecological Knowledge Research in the Kache Kue Study Region Summary Page |
| This project will record traditional knowledge of Chipewyan elders from Lutselke about the ecology of the Kache Kue study region. |
| The Western Arctic Herd Traditional Ecological Knowledge Project: Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Science in Caribou Research |
| This project is testing a method for integrating traditional ecological and scientific knowledge. The method will be applied to the western arctic caribou herd (WACH) in Alaska. |
| Alberta Mountain Caribou Project |
| A cooperative research project on integrating resource development and caribou conservation in west-central Alberta. |
| BCRP Current and Future Research Projects |
| Projects by the Boreal Caribou Research Program. |
| A Mountain Caribou Recovery |
| This cooperatively funded project started in 1995. Objectives of the study are designed to significantly increase the endangered population of woodland caribou in the Selkirk Mountains of Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. |
| Woodland Caribou Research Program |
| A Knowledge-based Conservation Plan for Northern Alberta's Woodland Caribou. |
| EKES Purcell Mountain Caribou Research Project |
| Of the 13 sub-populations, one of the smallest and most isolated is in the southern Purcell Mountains between Cranbrook and Kootenay Lake. The East Kootenay Environmental Society has been coordinating research on the southern Purcell herd since 1993. |
| The Reindeer Community research group of the Indigenous Peoples' Research Network |
| The research plan for the Reindeer research group as part of a larger research plan of the Indigenous Peoples' Research Network. In Norwegian only. |
| Ecophysiological adaptations of reindeer |
| Scroll down for information. Experimental studies with captive animals kept in Tromsø and field studies in both northern Norway and Svalbard cover fields including animal welfare, grazing ecology and behaviour, growth and bioenergetics. |
| Nanuq Consulting - Central Selkirk Caribou Project |
| A four-year Forest Renewal BC caribou habitat inventory project for the Central Selkirk caribou population was approved in November 1996. |
