Ecology and Evolution, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(4)

Опубликована: Март 28, 2025

ABSTRACT Subsistence hunting, or “country food,” on traditional territories is essential for numerous Indigenous Peoples who face food insecurity. For many First Nations of Canada, subsistence hunting also inextricably linked to conservation practices, as an important way engaging with nature. In Canada's boreal forest, large game such moose ( Alces alces ) a primary source protein. However, resource extraction—including forestry and oil gas—has shifted distributions affected the availability abundance resources. Here, authors designed study processed remote camera trap data, then sought out Western scientists generate generalized linear models evaluate habitat use spatial‐numerical responses possible stressors in north‐central Alberta, including fire, harvest, gas extraction, other disturbances. Together, through coproduction knowledge, we examined effects human‐caused by sex age class. The proportion various land cover types human extraction was use. Notably, male, female, young all used differently at different spatial scales. (with their mothers) strongly selected natural forest disturbances burned areas but avoided human‐created petroleum exploration “seismic” lines. Female attempts maximize forage opportunities do not human‐disturbed forests same ways they naturally disturbed areas. Our findings, context interpretation from cameras community insights, have disturbance declines densities displacement grounds. Evaluating predicting shifts critical supporting security sovereignty identifying where industries operating lands can better engage responsibly Nations.

Язык: Английский