Sentences with phrase «on subsistence hunting»

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«My guess is that once hunting became unimportant to subsistence, people continued to make arrowheads to keep them as ornamental objects, to exchange for trade, or to pass on to their children,» says Shen.

It is unclear what effect subsistence hunting might be having on the Taimyr population.

Some Alaska Native peoples continue by tradition to hunt bowhead and beluga whales on a subsistence level, with low annual bowhead total quotas set by the International Whaling Commission in conjunction with individual village limits set by the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission.

Since 1998, Earthjustice has gone to court three times to protect this region from oil and gas leasing and its harmful effects on sensitive areas, including calving and insect - relief habitats for caribou, molting and nesting areas for various birds, and subsistence hunting and fishing grounds for local people.

His research has examined traditional knowledge of marine mammals and sea ice, the impacts of climate change on Arctic communities, the regulation of subsistence hunting, and other topics.

Now, a team of researchers is arguing that the government's response — of placing limits on indigenous subsistence hunting — is misguided.

Huntington's research activities include reviewing the regulation of subsistence hunting in northern Alaska, documenting traditional ecological knowledge of beluga whales and bowhead whales, examining Iñupiat Eskimo and Inuit knowledge and use of sea ice, and assessing the impacts of climate change on Arctic communities and Arctic marine mammals.

While local populations may rely on the flesh of gorillas and other wild animals for subsistence, bushmeat also has been exploited for commercial purposes through illegal hunting.

We also represent thousands of Gulf area residents who depended on fishing and hunting for subsistence.