From Canoe to Computer - Gunson, John Raymond
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The life ways of Native and other northern Canadian inhabitants and the animals they live with, respect and use are featured in this book. The author describes the aboriginals' (First Nations people) and other northern peoples' historical and current involvement in the use, studies and management of wildlife. Recommendations for the accelerated involvement of Native peoples in wildlife management are presented. In addition, interesting observations of the ways of life of northern animals and their populations are described. Details of long-term studies and management of problems with bears,…mehr

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The life ways of Native and other northern Canadian inhabitants and the animals they live with, respect and use are featured in this book. The author describes the aboriginals' (First Nations people) and other northern peoples' historical and current involvement in the use, studies and management of wildlife. Recommendations for the accelerated involvement of Native peoples in wildlife management are presented. In addition, interesting observations of the ways of life of northern animals and their populations are described. Details of long-term studies and management of problems with bears, wolves, beaver, elk and other species, and their diseases and parasites, are highlighted as well as the resulting human politics . The continuation of recreational, subsistence and commercial hunting are recommended and the need for development of complex management techniques are presented. . Changes to wildlife management education are suggested.
Autorenporträt
John Raymond Gunson is a retired wildlife biologist now residing in rural Alberta, Canada. He developed an interest in wild animals in early life in Ontario's harsh northern environment and participated in hunting, fishing and trapping as a youth. The life ways, habits and behavior of the northern wildlife became a life-long interest and led to a professional career in wildlife management. During his years of work in western Canada, he authored numerous technical reports and popular articles of his work. He is a member of the Wildlife Society, the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society and the Ottawa Field-Naturalist Club.