Advancing Wildlife Policy of Eastern Timber Wolves and Lake Sturgeon through Traditional Ecological Knowledge

Hannah L. Schley, Ilene F. West and Christopher K. Williams
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Hannah L. Schley: Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Ilene F. West: Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
Christopher K. Williams: Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is becoming more prominent in wildlife management decisions and policy making. The cooperation of TEK and Western science paradigms have been beneficial for conserving our natural resources and wildlife populations. However, there are still concerns with accepting TEK as part of wildlife management, policy, and regulations. With increasing challenges to wildlife conservation, it is vital to implement Indigenous TEK to form more robust and holistic approaches to wildlife management. Here, we present two case studies in the upper Midwest region of the United States involving the Ojibwe tribe that show the importance of TEK collaboration and how that knowledge can be used for the betterment of ecologically sensitive species—lake sturgeon and eastern timber wolves.

Keywords: conservation; indigenous; lake sturgeon; management; Ojibwe; policy; tribal ecological knowledge; wildlife; wolves (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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