Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 4(4), pp. 47 - 53
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2016.040401
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Caribou Management in Greenland


Nuka Møller Lund *
Ministry of Fisheries and Hunting, Greenland

ABSTRACT

Caribous in Greenland have been hunted ever since the ancient hunters were hunting with bow and arrow and still today the caribou is one of the most important animals being hunted in Greenland for both professional hunters and leisure-hunters. Today the hunting-pressure is much higher than back in those ancient days and the weapons and boats are much more effective, so therefore Caribou management based on the principle of sustainability and conservation of the caribou is essential. Hunting-periods and quotas for professional hunters and leisure-hunters are decided in the Ministry of Fisheries and Hunting on a yearly basis while hunting-periods for trophy-hunting on muskoxen and caribou are decided every three years. Biological advice based on surveys and minimum-counts have been basis for the decisions for many years, but in recent years decisions have been made to a certain degree on the precautionary principle due to the lack of new surveys.

KEYWORDS
Caribou Management, Traditional Hunting, Harvesting Statistics and Future Management

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Nuka Møller Lund , "Caribou Management in Greenland," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 47 - 53, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2016.040401.

(b). APA Format:
Nuka Møller Lund (2016). Caribou Management in Greenland. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 4(4), 47 - 53. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2016.040401.