NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
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Dialogue for caribou: a journey to understand each other in the prospect of co-creating a sustainable future for caribou socio-ecosystems
13:00 13:05 Pre-conference workshop – welcome address
13:05 13:15 Presentation of the pre-conference workshop and of teams ÉRÉBIA (Catherine-Alexandra Gagnon) & SEKHA (Pascale Geoffroy)
13:15 15:45 The process of the workshop will lead you through various activities aiming at: • strengthening your active listening skills, for understanding the reality of each other in relation to caribou • bringing you to reflect together on what may facilitate a new way of being, interacting, and acting • identifying together key elements for making possible the emergence of a shared vision for sustainable caribou socio-
ecosystems’ future
15:45 16:15 Final Debriefing & Conclusion of the pre-conference workshop
16:30 18:00 Virtual Icebreaker – Tables of 9 people (you can circulate between tables to chat with your colleagues)
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TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
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8:30
8:35
Invitation to the Indigenous Prayer
8:35 8:45 Welcome address from the organizing committee and housekeeping 8:45 8:50 Welcome address from the Huron-Wendat Grand Chief, Mr. Rémy Vincent 8:50 8:55 Welcome address from the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, The Hon. Jonathan Wilkinson 8:55 9:00 Welcome address from the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks of Québec, Mr. Pierre Dufour
Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: M. Leclerc
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: S. Côté
Indigenous Stream Moderator: M. Vincent
9:00 9:20 Evaluating the relevance and utility of existing caribou resource selection functions for assessment of cumulative effects of disturbance in Ontario
M. Dyson, C. Simpkins, J. Turner, S. Endicott, R. Rempel, P. Wiebe, E.
Nielson, C. Johnson, M. Leblond, J. Baltzer, F. Stewart, & J. Hughes
Protecting boreal caribou habitat could benefit other at-risk species and protect areas with large stores of soil carbon
A. E. Martin, C. A. Johnson, C. R. Drever, P. Kirby, & E.
Neave
Trophic niche partitioning among the Atlantic-Gaspésie caribou, its competitor and their incidental predators
E. Rioux, F. Pelletier, & M.-H. St-Laurent
Les efforts de rétablissement par le Conseil de la Nation Huronne-Wendat pour la population isolée de Charlevoix : si le caribou pouvait parler.
L. Lesage & A. D’Astous
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
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Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: M. Leclerc
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: S. Côté
Indigenous Stream Moderator: M. Vincent
9:20 9:40 Describing changes in habitat selection following the implementation of the Romaine hydroelectric complex: 10 years of woodland caribou monitoring K. Malcolm, A. Beauchemin,
& M.-H. St-Laurent
Plasticity and repeatability in spring migration and parturition dates with implications for annual reproductive success
M. P. Laforge, Q. M. R. Webber, & E. Vander Wal
Management-mediated predation rate in the caribou-moose-wolf system: Spatial configuration of logging activities matters
V. Vanlandeghem, P. Drapeau, M.-C. Prima, M.-H.
St-Laurent, & D. Fortin
“Caribou was the reason, and everything else happened after”: Exploring Inuit-caribou relationships through community-based film in Labrador, Canada D. Borish, A. Cunsolo, J. Snook
I. Shiwak, M. Wood, HERD Caribou Project Steering
Committee & S.L. Harper
9:40 10:00 Change in space use for different scales in two Norwegian reindeer districts after wind power development – Difficulties determining causality
D. Tsegaye, S. Eftestøl, K. Flydal, & J. E. Colman
Wild forest reindeer returns to its historical range - First releases from breeding facilities in a Finnish reintroduction project M. Niemi, P. Kilpeläinen, & S.
Mykrä-Pohja
When little creatures threaten big ones: Spruce budworm impacts the distribution, survival and trophic interactions of boreal caribou G. Labadie, P. McLoughlin, M.
Hebblewhite, & D. Fortin
Community perspectives about boreal woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in the Matawa member First Nation Homelands
L. Palmer & B. Sutherland
10h00 10h20 Coffee Break
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TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
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Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: M. Leclerc
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: S. Côté
Indigenous Stream Moderator: M. Vincent
10:20 10:40 The right tool for the job: Identifying biological hotspots using mean weighted population kernels
T. R. Rudolph & G. Szor
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Changing seasonal distribution and habitat selection by the George River Caribou Herd during a period of critically low population abundance.
J. Pisapio, V. Brodeur, & J. Taillon
Muskox and caribou niche overlap in the Yukon North Slope and Richardson Mountains
L. Carter, É. Bélanger, T.
Davison, E. Gurarie, D. Tavares, M. Suitor, & M.M.
Humphries
Nunavik Inuit Knowledge of Caribou: The foundations of an Inuit-led management framework K. Breton-Honeyman, J. May,
A. Durkalec, & M. O’Connor
10:40 11:00 Fine-scale habitat selection by woodland caribou in Ontario using camera collars P. A. Wiebe, I. D. Thompson,
D. Reid, A. R. Rodgers, J. A. Baker, B. R. Patterson, E.
McNeill, & J. M. Fryxell
Déploiement du système de suivi des populations de caribous forestiers du Québec et de caribous montagnards de la Gaspésie.
S. Plante, J. Taillon, K. Lemieux, L. Harvey, S.
Pelletier, S. Lefort, S. Heppell, C. Dussault, J. Plourde, G.
Szor, C. Hins, S. Pellerin, M. Morin, & F. Lesmerises
Evaluating risks of invasive wild pigs to boreal and migratory caribou in Canada
R. K. Brook & R. Aschim
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TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021 Start End Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 11:00 12:00
Invited Speaker Reindeer in the Anthropocene: Cumulative impacts and tools for sustainable land planning
Manuela Panzacchi, Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Norway
12:00 13:00 Lunch Break
13:00 14:00 Invited Speaker
A critical review of recovery under the Species at Risk Act for woodland caribou across Canada Mark Hebblewhite, Professor, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, USA
Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: J. Hénault
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: D. Fortin
Indigenous Stream Moderator: L. Lesage
14:00 14:20 Whose line is it anyway? Moose response to linear features in caribou ranges L. Finnegan, K. Pigeon, & M.
Hebblewhite
Estimates and ecological consequences of social dynamics in barren-ground caribou
E. Gurarie, O. Couriot, J.
Adamczewski, B. Fagan, & A. Gunn
Assessing the effects of pathogens in pregnancy and body condition of tundra caribou.
J. Fernandez-Aguilar, L.-M. Leclerc, Kugluktuk Angoniatit
Association, E. Serrano, N. Thanthige-Don, O. Surujballi, G. Mastromonaco, & S. Kutz
Reconciliation and caribou conservation in the Sahtu region, NWT (1ere partie)
(Panel de discussion)
W. Bezha, J. Kochon, L. Andrews, D. Codzi & D.
Simmons
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
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Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: J. Hénault
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: D. Fortin
Indigenous Stream Moderator: L. Lesage
14:20 14:40 Habitat productivity and linear features interact to collapses wolf home ranges
M. Dickie, R. Serrouya, T.
Avgar, P. McLoughlin, S. McNay, C. DeMars, S. Boutin
& A. Ford
Why didn’t the caribou cross the road? Barren-ground caribou and winter roads in the central Northwest Territories
A. Smith & C. J. Johnson
Climate-change impacts on caribou parasites mediated by host migration and parasite life-history plasticity S. J. Peacock, S. J. Kutz, & P. K.
Molnár
Reconciliation and caribou conservation in the Sahtu region, NWT (2e partie)
(Panel de discussion)
W. Bezha, J. Kochon, L. Andrews, D. Codzi & D.
Simmons
14:40 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 15:20 Estimating the impact of permafrost-derived peat plateau thaw on boreal caribou populations
E. W. Neilson, A. Kelly, C. Gibson, R. Errington, M.-A.
Parisien, J. Cook & N. Larter
Enhancing woodland caribou recovery through conservation breeding T. Eugene, H. M. Schwantje &
L. Thompson
Animal-defined resources reveal nutritional inadequacies for woodland caribou during summer in northeastern British Columbia
K. Denryter, R. C. Cook, J. G. Cook, & K. L. Parker
Indigenous-driven partnerships in research, recovery and youth engagement of woodland caribou in Northern Saskatchewan
P. Friedreichsen, A. al Mamun, R. McLeod, H.
Michell, & A. Pattison
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
The Poster Session is brought to you by
TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
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Space Use
Moderator: M.H. St-Laurent
Behaviour, Demography and Conservation
Moderator: J. Hénault
Nutrition and Trophic Interactions
Moderator: D. Fortin
Indigenous Stream Moderator: L. Lesage
15:20 15:40 Caribou use of habitat near energy development in Arctic Alaska
H. E. Johnson, T. Golden, L. G. Adams, D. D. Gustine, & E. Lenart
Caribou behavioral and demographic responses to human disturbance and fire throughout western North America’s boreal forest
E. C. Palm, M. J. Suitor, K. Joly, J. D. Herriges, A. P. Kelly,
D. Hervieux, K. L.M. Russell, D. Seip, T. W. Bentzen, N. C.
Larter, & M. Hebblewhite
Fine- and broad-scale indicators of nutritional environments of caribou in western Canada: Patterns of multiscalar congruence?
J. G. Cook, A. P. Kelly, R. C. Cook, K. Denryter, B. Culling, D. Culling, A. McLaren, N. C.
Larter, M. Watters, & K. L. Parker
Beyond borders: Wapusk National Park caribou workshops
R. R. Turner
15:40 16:00 Spring phenology drives range shifts in a migratory arctic ungulate with key implications for the future
J. P. Severson, H. E. Johnson, S. M. Arthur, W. B.
Leacock, & M. J. Suitor
Investigating migration dynamics and winter fidelity of a partially migratory barren ground caribou herd
T. J. Fullman, L. S. Parrett, A. K. Prichard, & B. T. Person
Forest-harvest prescriptions influence the seasonal distribution of southern mountain caribou, sympatric ungulates, and predators.
J. L. Bradshaw, C. J. Johnson, C. R. Shores, R. V. Rea
“Action Sketch Video | Wedzih – The Caribou” & “Chase Caribou Road Restoration” Chu Cho Environmental, Tsay
Keh Dene Nation, Thinklink Graphics, O'Connell Creative
16:00 17:30 Poster Session and Partners Virtual Exhibit #1
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
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8:50 9:00 Welcome address from the organizing committee and housekeeping
Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: S. Giguère
9:00 9:20 Spring migration routes of eastern migratory caribou in northern Québec
M. Leclerc, M. Leblond, M. Le Corre, C. Dussault, & S.D.
Côté
Collaborer pour mieux protéger le caribou forestier: le cas de la population transfrontalière Détour/Kesagami
M.E. Sigouin & P.-O. Boudreault
Balancing large-scale caribou protection and forest management goals with a game theoretic approach
D. Yemshanov, R.G. Haight, N. Liu, Rob Rempel, F.H. Koch,
& A. Rodgers
9:20 9:40 From individual survival to population dynamics: A 30-year study of eastern migratory caribou
B. Vuillaume, J.H. Richard, S. Hamel, J. Taillon, J.
Pisapio, S. McCarthy, T. Cornulier, X. Lambin, S. Rivard, V. Brodeur, M.
Festa-Bianchet, & S.D. Côté
Participatory planning of anti-dispersal fence for wild reindeer conservation
L. Puikkonen, M. Niemi, M. Rautiainen, J. Pellikka, & J.
Hiedanpää
A time-series assessment of habitat composition and connectivity for caribou in Newfoundland and Labrador
D. Piercey
On May 5, Caribou Ungava will present an all-day symposium
summarizing the results of the last six years of the consortium’s
research on the population dynamics of migratory caribou in Québec-
Labrador (Room 1). All are welcome!
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
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Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: S. Giguère
9:40 10:00 Selection of summer feeding sites and resources by female migratory caribou using camera collars
S. Béland, B. Vuillaume, M. Leclerc, M. Bernier, & S.D.
Côté
An innovative multi-indicator modeling framework to support collaborative caribou recovery planning
W. Crosina & A. Vandenbroeck
Evaluating wildlife cameras as a method to track reindeer behavior near power lines
E.R. Hart, S. Eftestøl, D.
Tsegaye, K. Flydal, & J.E. Colman
10:00 10:20 Coffee Break
10:20 10:40 Climate change and caribou herbivory impacts on the primary productivity of migratory caribou habitat on the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula B. Campeau, G.J.M. Rickbeil,
N. C. Coops, & S.D. Côté
Integrating habitat selection, sociality, and movement to inform caribou conservation.
Q.M.R. Webber, C.M. Prokopenko, K.A Kingdon,
J.W. Turner, & E. Vander Wal
Linking intra-tooth strontium isotope profiles and strontium isoscapes to reconstruct Rangifer palaeo-seasonal movements
M. Le Corre, J. Wright, V. Grimes, S.D. Côté, & K. Britton
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
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Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: S. Giguère
10:40 11:00 How do migratory caribou deal with human disturbance: impacts on behavior and survival
S. Plante, C. Dussault, J. H. Richard, & S.D. Côté
Impacts can be mitigated with development best practices?
R. Robitaille, V. Smith, & M. Setterington
CANCELED
Hair trace minerals as an emerging health indicator within the Bluenose-East Herd and other caribou Designatable Units
F. Rakic, R. Krohn, X. Fernandez Aguilar, N. Jutha,
M. Pruvot, D. Whiteside, L. Marie-Leclerc, D. Kinniburgh,
H.T.A. Kugluktuk, & S. Kutz
11:00 12:00 Invited Speaker
Individual behaviors in declining caribou populations – Seeing the forest for the trees Mathieu Leblond, Research scientist, Science & Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada
12:00 13:00 Lunch Break
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WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021 Start End Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 13:00 14:00
Invited Speaker Insights into the ecology and conservation of boreal caribou from where they occur the most, but
yet we know the least Philip McLoughlin, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: G. Labrecque
Indigenous Stream Moderator: S. Giguère
14:00 14:20 Investigating the potential for competition between migratory caribou and introduced muskoxen
A. Brodeur, J. Taillon, V. Brodeur, M. Leblond, & S.D.
Côté
Collaborative caribou‐recreation research in the Yukon
Y. N. Majchrzuk, L. Jessup, T.
S. Jung, & F. K. A. Schmiegelow
A system map to enable woodland caribou conservation and recovery
C. Dockrill, S. Graine, & D. Hervieux
Caribou conservation: bridging two worlds
S. Leonard & C. Bambrick
14:20 14:40 Contribution of migratory caribou to the diet of wolves and black bears in northern Québec and Labrador
M. Bonin, C. Dussault, J. Taillon, J. Pisapio, N.
Lecomte, & S.D. Côté
Who benefits from caribou decline? A case study of coal mining in central mountain caribou habitat
R. Allan, Peter Bode, R. Collard, &
Jessica Dempsey
Improving the zone of influence paradigm for effective conservation and management of caribou
K. Bajina & M. Setterington
Community-driven values for intercultural caribou conservation in north-central Saskatchewan
H. M. Pospisil
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
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14:40 15:00 Coffee Break
Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: G. Labrecque
Indigenous Stream Moderator: S. Giguère
15:00 15:20 Space use and foraging tactics of black bears in relation to migratory caribou in Northern Quebec and Labrador
L. Nowack, M. Bonin, M. Leclerc, J. Pisapio, J. Taillon,
C. Dussault, & S.D. Côté
How causal analysis can advance caribou conservation policy
S. Wilson, T. D. Nudds, & A. de Vries
The CariView Experience: using GPS video-camera collars to better understand foraging ecology and summer diets of barrenground caribou.
L. Ehlers, G. Coulombe, J. Herriges, T. Bentzen, M.
Suitor, K. Joly, & M. Hebblewhite
How can range planning for boreal caribou advance reconciliation? (1st part)
(Panel de discussion)
A. Sheedy
15:20 15:40 Space use and population dynamics of the declining Torngat Mountains caribou
E. Bélanger, M. Leblond, & S.D. Côté
British Columbia’s approach to caribou habitat restoration: challenges and opportunities
J. Scheck & S. Schilds
Estimation of trends in zone of influence of mine sites on caribou populations using new methods
J. Boulanger, K.G. Poole, A. Gunn, J. Adamczewski, & J.
Wierzchowski
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021
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Caribou Ungava Symposium Moderator: S. Côté
Policy and Conservation Moderator: A. Beauchemin
Methods and Tools Moderator: G. Labrecque
Indigenous Stream Moderator: S. Giguère
15:40 16:00 Association of performance and genetic diversity of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Northern Quebec and Labrador M. Gagnon, G. Yannic, C. Perrier, F. Boyer, & S.D. Coté
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) green status of species assessment for barren-ground caribou
A. Guile
Framework for enabling solutions for effective boreal caribou habitat restoration
P. Bentham
How can range planning for boreal caribou advance reconciliation? (2nd part)
(Panel de discussion)
A. Sheedy
16:00 16:20 How will shrub expansion in the Arctic affect caribou food resources through snow retention and shading E. Lemay, C. Morrissette-Boileau, S. Boudreau, S.D. Côté, & J.-P. Tremblay
16:20 17:30 Poster Session and Partners Virtual Exhibit #2
The Poster Session is brought to you by
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
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8:50 9:00 Welcome address from the organizing committee and housekeeping
Caribou Genome Symposium
Moderator: C. Robert
Habitat Moderator: J.-P. Tremblay
Population Dynamics Moderator: D. Fortin
Miscellaneous Moderator: M. Gagnon
9:00 9:20 The new pangenomic SNP chip for Rangifer tarandus: design and validation.
C. Robert, A. Carrier, Mallorie Trottier-Lavoie, W.
Poisson, M. Dedato, J. Prunier, I. Gilbert, A. Bastien, V. Albert, V. Bourret, J. Taillon, G.
Mastromonaco, M. Musiani, K. Pokharel, J. Kantanen, A. B. A. Shafer, A. Droit, & S.D.
Côté
Drivers of vegetation regrowth on logging roads in the boreal forest: Implications for restoration of woodland caribou habitat
F. St-Pierre, P. Drapeau, & M.-H. St-Laurent
Connecting migration and demography through seasonal energy access
R. Viejou, T.M. Panzacchi B. Van Moorter, O. Strand, &
J. Fryxell
9:20 9:40 Dismantling and reforestation of forest roads to improve caribou habitat in Quebec: short-term monitoring of planting tree establishment C. Pernot, J. Barette, J. Rioux,
A.D. Munson
Disturbance- Boreal Shield and Hudson Bay lowland ecozones
A. R. Rodgers, J. Shuter, J.A. Rodgers, R.S. Rempel, K.
Green, D. Brannen, D. Fortin, & P. McLoughlin
On the morning of May 6, Genome Canada is proud to present a
symposium sharing the results of “Genomics to manage and protect
caribou populations” (room 1). Several scientific posters of this project
are also presented. All are welcome!
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
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Caribou Genome Symposium
Moderator: C. Robert
Habitat Moderator: J.-P. Tremblay
Population Dynamics Moderator: D. Fortin
Miscellaneous Moderator: M. Gagnon
9:40 10:00 Selection of both habitat and genes in specialized and endangered caribou
M. Cavedon, B. vonHoldt,
M. Hebblewhite, T. Hegel, E. Heppenheimer, D. Hervieux, S. Mariani, H. Schwantje, R.
Steenweg, M. Watters, & M. Musiani
Cumulative effects of the implementation of the Romaine hydroelectric complex on woodland caribou – Vital rates from a 10-year monitoring program
A. Beauchemin, K. Malcolm, M.-H. St-Laurent
A primary productivity hypothesis for disturbance-mediated apparent competition for boreal caribou in Canada B.T. Neufeld, D. Fortin, & P.D.
McLoughlin
Potential impacts of sea ice and ship traffic change to caribou sea ice crossing areas surrounding King William Island, Nunavut, Canada
E. Paquette, G. Ljubicic, S. Okpakok, C. Johnson, D. Mueller, M. Weber, & J.
Dawson
10:00 10:20 Coffee Break
10:20 10:40 Genomic regions of high variation maintained across caribou populations despite inbreeding
K. Solmundson, J. Bowman, P.J. Wilson, R.S. Taylor, R.L. Horn, S. Keobouasone, & M. Manseau
Determinants of vegetation regeneration on forest roads following restoration treatments: implications for boreal caribou conservation
R. Lacerte, M. Leblond, & M.H. St-Laurent
Backtracking wolves equipped with GPS collars: an approach to estimate winter predation rate on migratory caribou
J. Taillon, C. Dussault, D.
Grenier, N. Trudel, & S.D. Côté
Current state of knowledge and research on woodland caribou in Canada
K. A. Solarik
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
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Caribou Genome Symposium
Moderator: C. Robert
Habitat Moderator: J.-P. Tremblay
Population Dynamics Moderator: D. Fortin
Miscellaneous Moderator: M. Gagnon
10:40 11:00 Demographic history reconstruction in western Canada reveals major diversification, divergent histories and genetic structure within mountain caribou
R. S. Taylor, M. Manseau, C.F.C. Klütsch, J.L. Polfus, A.
Kelly, N.C. Larter, M. Gamberg, H. Schwantje, &
P.L. Wilson
Predicting patterns of terrestrial lichen biomass recovery following boreal wildfires
G. Degré-Timmons, R. Greuel,
J. Baltzer, J. Johnstone, E. McIntire, N. Day, S. Hart, P.
McLoughlin, F. Schmiegelow, M. Turetsky, A. Truchon-
Savard, M. van Telgen, & S. Cumming
Consequences to parturition of migratory barren-ground caribou from a mine haul road in Nunavut
D. W. Coulton, C. De La Mare,
J.A. Virgl, J. Quesnel, & M. Turmel
Leadership in caribou conservation through voluntary certification
V. Peachey
11:00 12:00 Invited Speaker
Genome sequence and comparative analysis of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Northern Eurasia Juha Kantanen, Professor, Natural Resources Institute, Finland
12:00 13:00 Lunch Break
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
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13:00 14:00 Invited Speaker
Caribou co-management: Challenges and successes Joe Tetlichi, President, Porcupine Caribou Management Board, Canada
Climate and Genetics Moderator: M.-H. St-Laurent
Habitat Moderator: M. Leclerc
Population Dynamics Moderator: J. Hénault
Indigenous Stream Moderator: M. Gagnon
14:00 14:20 Assessing precision and bias of density estimates from non-invasive boreal caribou genetic surveys using a spatial capture-recapture framework
S. McFarlane, M. Manseau, R. Steenweg, D. Hervieux, T. Hegel, S. Slater, & P. Wilson
Assessing short- and long-term wildfire threat when adapting powerline infrastructure to promote wildlife habitat connectivity
D. Dawe, M.-A. Parisien, Y. Boulanger, A. Beauchemin, J.
Boucher, & D. Arseneault
Effects of anthropogenic disturbance and wolf population reduction on caribou predators and competitors in west-central Alberta
C. Seip, C. Burton, R. Steenweg, J. Fisher, & D.
Hervieux
Community-based environmental monitoring program using wildlife cameras to monitor Caribou near a pipeline right-of-way A. I. Adiele, A. McDonald, & L.
Gould
14:20 14:40 Timber harvesting and climate change are predicted to reduce future habitat suitability for boreal caribou in Quebec
Y. Boulanger, M. Leblond, J.P. Puigdevall, & M.-H. St-
Laurent
Evaluating results of an innovative caribou habitat restoration trial in Alberta
A. Vandenbroeck
Integrated population model analysis of factors affecting the Bluenose-East and Bathurst caribou herds
J. Boulanger, J. Thorley, & J. Adamczewski
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
Start End Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4
14:40 15:00 Coffee Break
Climate and Genetics Moderator: M.-H. St-Laurent
Habitat Moderator: M. Leclerc
Population Dynamics Moderator: J. Hénault
Indigenous Stream Moderator: M. Gagnon
15:00 15h:20 Effects of human-induced disturbances and weather on boreal caribou movement
M.-H. St-Laurent, M.
Leclerc, A. Tarroux, P. Fauchald, A. Stien, & T.
Tveraa
Habitat loss accelerates for woodland caribou in Alberta and BC
M. Nagy-Reis, M. Dickie, Anna
Calvert, M. Hebblewhite, D. Seip, S. Gilbert, O. Venter, D.
Hervieux, C. DeMars, S. Boutin, R. Serrouya
Forecasting woodland caribou resource selection and demography under climate change in Canada’s Northwest Territories F. E. C. Stewart, T. Micheletti,
E.J.B. McIntire, S. Haché, M. Leblond, J.A. Tremblay, C. Barros, I. Eddy, J. Hodson,
Fiona K.A. Schmiegelow, A.M. Chubaty, & S.G. Cumming
Inuit knowledge of Dolphin and Union caribou: Partnerships, ecology, and co-management
A. Hanke, A. Dumond, L.-M.
Leclerc, & S. Kutz
15:20 15:40 Summer habitats and calving sites of Finnish wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) - Preliminary results
V. Tuohimaa, S. Rytkönen,
A. Paasivaara, S. Kaartinen, & J. Pusenius
Can restoration improve reproductive success of boreal caribou? FNFN’s approach to boreal caribou habitat restoration at the landscape scale
K. Wolfenden, J. Tigner, & S.
Leech
Perfect parturition? Assessing consecutive year calving events for mountain caribou in north-central British-Columbia
M. K. Klaczek & D. Heard
Facilitating understanding between Western-based science and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge for the conservation of boreal woodland caribou in northwestern Alberta within the context of a proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA)
NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP 2021
Thank you for your participation to this virtual edition!
- The organizing committee
F. Didzena, M. Munson, K. Kerr, G. Chow-Fraser, & R.
Cheng
15:40 16:00 Climate affects the synchrony and aggregation of calving in a social ungulate
O. Couriot, E. Gurarie, J. Adamczewski, M.D.
Cameron, M.W. Campbell, T. Davison, A. Gunn, K. Joly, A.P. Kelly, M. Leblond, J.
Williams, & W.F. Fagan
Past, present and future cumulative effects of harvest, fire & roads on boreal caribou
J. W. Turner, C. Johnson, C.
Daniel, E. McIntire, & J. Hughes
The effect of collaring timing and location on the spatial representativeness of caribou telemetry data
A. K. Prichard, K. Joly, L.S. Parrett, M.D. Cameron, D.A.
Hansen, & B.T. Person
16:00 16:25 Closing remarks from the organizing committee and next meeting
16:30 17:30 Virtual Closing Reception – Tables of 9 people (you can circulate between tables to chat with your colleagues)