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Walruses and the Walrus Hunt in West and Northwest Greenland: An Interview Survey about the Catch and the Climate

Contributor(s): Born, Erik W (Author), Heilmann, Anna (Author), Holm, Lene Kielsen (Author), Laidre, Kristin L (Author), Iversen, Maria (Author)

ISBN: 9788763545488

Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press

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Pub Date: August 15, 2017

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.80" H x 10.70" L x 7.80" W ( 2.10 lbs) 255 pages

Series: Monographs on Greenland

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Description: This volume presents the results of a survey of Greenland subsistence hunters, who hunt and catch walruses in West and Northwest Greenland, where the animals are still a part of the traditional subsistence hunting culture. However, the Greenland walrus hunting grounds have experienced marked environmental changes due to climate change, and quotas were introduced for the catch across all of Greenland in 2006. These interviews explore how such changes have affected the local communities. The main text summarizes the broad findings while more details are provided in the individual hunter statements in four appendices.

Brief description: Erik W. Born is a consultant at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk.

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