Yukon Government, Department of Environment

Published purpose

Leveraging onjoing moose and wolf research through the collaborative Porcupine Caribou Knowledge Hub, the project combines western-scientific and Gwich'in Knowledge to: estimate moose abundance, demographics, and predation; and, collect Gwich'in Knowledge and community perspectives on contemporary and historic trends in moose populations, harvest, and drivers of change. We will support on-the-land knowledge sharing through community moose hunts and gatherings to facilitate knowledge exchange, and analysis and dissemination of VGFN elders' knowledge recording within the local government's Traditional Knowledge database. Knowledge will inform planning for enhanced community resilience and food security, and will provide necessary and current information about moose ecology in a changing climate within Vuntut Gwitchin Traditional Territory while informing partners of changes occurring within the Porcupine Caribou summer range.