| Research institutions
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| Foundation Caribou Quebec |
| The non-profit organization Caribou Québec will conduct studies and programs related to Quebec caribou. |
| Human Dimensions of the Arctic System |
| The Human Dimensions of the Arctic System (HARC) initiative supports research that examines the ways in which humans affect and are affected by the Arctic system. |
| The Siberia Project Group of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology |
| The researchers in the Group are investigating changes in property rights and relationships during the postsocialist transformation. Project Group researchers work in various regions of Russian North and Far East |
| Nordic Council for Reindeer Research (NOR) - Norway |
| NOR is an internordic organisation for co-operation among scientists working in the fields of reindeer/caribou and reindeer husbandry and for establishing connections between reindeer research, husbandry and management. |
| The Reindeer Herders' Association of Finland |
| The Reindeer Herders' Association directs reindeer husbandry, develops the conditions of operations in reindeer husbandry, looks after productive interests, and promotes the public image of reindeer husbandry. Excellent site with lots of information. |
| Arctic Centre |
| The Arctic Centre is a separate institute of the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. Several of the research projects carried out by the institute deal with reindeer |
| Norwegian Reindeer Husbandry Administration |
| A site with wealth of information on reindeer herding. In Norwegian only. |
| Reindeer Research Program - University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| The Reindeer Research Program takes an active role in developing and promoting the reindeer industry in Alaska. Since its inception, the program has been active in reindeer/caribou research activities. |
| East Iceland Environmental Research Institute |
| Tha major tasks of the institute are to do scientific research on East Icelandic nature, to collect data and references regarding the natural history of East Iceland, to promote acceptable land use, nature conservation and environmental education. |
| Taiga.net Site on Caribou |
| A cooperative effort by Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Society to create a comprehensive resource on arctic ecosystems. This page focuses on studies of Porcupine Caribou but has other useful info on caribou/reindeer. |
| Nunavut Wildlife Management Board |
| The NWMB is the main instrument of wildlife management in the Nunavut Settlement Area (NSA), a district that covers almost all of the vast new territory of Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic. |
| Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board |
| A group of hunters, biologists and wildlife managers working together to conserve Canada's vast Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds for the welfare of traditional caribou-using communities and others. |
| Arctic Program of Institute for Anthropological Field Research, Bulgaria |
| The projects of the institute deal with problems of the reindeer herding in Kola Peninsula, Russia by Sami community. |
| Centre of Researches of the Reindeer-breeding Problems (Institute of Problems of the Indigenous Peoples of the North), Yakutia, Russia |
| Centre's goals: searching for scientific basis of, the preservation of reindeer-breeding culture and, the survival of reindeer peoples; searching for a waste-free technology of proccessing and effective realization of reindeer production. |
| Porcupine Caribou Management Board |
| Formed by an Agreement signed in 1985 by the Canadian Government, Native organizations, and the Yukon and Northwest Territories governments. The mandate of the Board is to cooperatively manage the Porcupine Caribou Herd and its habitat in Canada. |
| Reindeer Research - Finnish Game and Fisheries Research, Finland |
| The basic task of the Reindeer Research Unit is to increase our understanding of the biology and state of reindeer stock, state of reindeer pastures and other factors affecting the reindeer population. |
| West Kitikmeot/Slave Study Society - NWT, Canada |
| WKSS is a partnership of aboriginal and environmental groups, government and industry who joined to make sure the effects of development on the environment, wildlife and people of the WKSS area are minimal and to insure maximum benefits for locals. |
| Anthropology, Russian and Northern Studies Group - Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University, UK |
| This group of scientists is involved in several research projects in Siberia, many of which deal with reindeer herding there. To quickly find projects on reindeer, search on page (Ctrl F) for 'reindeer'. |
| The Norwegian Man And the Biosphere Programme (MAB) |
| Man And the Biosphere (MAB) is a research programme under UNESCO focusing on developing a base for rational use and conservation of biosphere resources. |
| Boreal Caribou Research Program - University of Alberta, Canada |
| The research program seeks to understand population dynamics, predator-prey interactions, habitat use, and the effect(s) of industrial activity on woodland caribou. |
| Research program on woodland caribou in Alberta, Canada |
| This site documents some of the past and ongoing research being conducted on woodland caribou in the province of Alberta, Canada. |
| Sahtu Renewable Resources Board |
| The SRRB conducts research on renewable resources found in the Sahtu Settlement Area. Many of the projects supported by SRRB deal with caribou. Check listing for each year for individual projects. |
| Large Animal Research Station - Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
| LARS has several animal colonies including muskoxen, caribou, reindeer. Current research includes endocrine and physiological controls, comparative nutritional and reproductive physiology, behavior, and energetics, genetics, and disease. |
| Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna - A Program of the Arctic Council |
| CAFF is one of five programs of the Arctic Council, established in 1991 to address the special needs of Arctic species and their habitats in the rapidly developing Arctic region. |
| Taiga Biological Station - University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Station is dedicated to the study of the organisms of the taiga (the northern coniferous forest or "boreal forest") and their ecology. A number of studies has been conducted on the ecology of woodland caribou. |
| Mountain Caribou Recovery Project - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| This program focuses on recovery of caribou population in the state of Washington and subsequent study of this population. |
| The Cairngorm Reindeer Centre, Scotland |
| Reindeer were re-introduced into Scotland in 1952 by a Swedish Reindeer Herder, Mikel Utsi. Starting from a few reindeer, the herd has grown in numbers over the years and is currently held at between 130 and 150 by controlling breeding. |
| GLOBIO Program |
| GLOBIO (Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere) relates thousands of scientific studies on environmental impacts to risk on ecosystems by the use of different buffer zones from infrastructure. |
| Centre for Sámi Studies |
| The aims of the Centre for Sámi studies are to contribute to increased research and education regarding Sámi relations at the University of Tromsø. |
| East Kootenay Environmental Society |
| EKES has been active since 1987 and has worked on land use, wilderness preservation, sustainable energy, toxics, watershed protection, waste management, and economic development. EKES has conducted the Purcell Caribou Project in British Columbia. |
| Indigenous Peoples' Research Network |
| The primary network framework will be research on the situation of the Sámi and/or other indigenous peoples, with particular emphasis on their efforts to safeguard their economic bases, their cultures and their integrity as a people. |
