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The Harvest and Management of Migratory Bird Eggs by Inuit in Nunatsiavut, Labrador

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This paper presents the results of collaborative research conducted in 2007 on the harvest of migratory bird eggs by Inuit households of Nunatsiavut, Labrador. Harvest variability between communities and species is examined, as is the social and ecological factors affecting the 2007 Inuit egg harvest. Representing the first comprehensive account of Inuit egg use in Labrador, this information should be valuable to agencies responsible for managing migratory bird populations in North America and will contribute to a more informed understanding of the complexity and temporal variability in subsistence harvesting among Labrador Inuit. It is argued that the recognition of this complexity will be critical as the Nunatsiavut Government and other wildlife management agencies formulate management policies that are supportive rather, than constraining, to Inuit resource use in the future.

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This research was made possible through the funding support of the Nunatsiavut Government, Canadian Wildlife Service, and the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada. We greatly appreciate the informed comments and suggestions offered by three anonymous reviewers. Last would like to thank and acknowledge the Nunatsiavut Inuit who have contributed their time, knowledge, and experience to the success of this research program.

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  1. Indigenous Land Management Institute, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive, Room 2D08, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A8, Canada

    David Natcher

  2. Department of Sociology, Memorial University, St. John’s, NF, Canada

    Larry Felt

  3. Labrador Institute, Memorial University, St. John’s, NF, Canada

    Keith Chaulk

  4. Department of Anthropology, Memorial University, St. John’s, NF, Canada

    Andrea Procter

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Natcher, D., Felt, L., Chaulk, K. et al. The Harvest and Management of Migratory Bird Eggs by Inuit in Nunatsiavut, Labrador. Environmental Management 50, 1047–1056 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-012-9939-x

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