Action HM-A4:
Submit a description of the harvest regime for each subpopulation
Summary of the Action:
Each Range State will submit a description of the harvest regime for each subpopulation where harvest occurs, within their respective countries.
Action Lead:
Caroline Ladanowski (Environment and Climate Change Canada,
Action Contacts:
Melissa Galicia (Environment and Climate Change Canada;
Ruth Milkereit (Environment and Climate Change Canada;
Erik Andersen (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Participants:
Polar Bear Range States members:
| United States: |
Alice Garret (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) |
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Canada: |
Caroline Ladanowski (Environment and Climate Change Canada) |
|
Greenland: |
Fernando Ugarte (Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group) |
Invited expert:
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Eric Regehr (University of Washington and IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group) |
Duration of action:
January 2024 - November 2025
Expected impact/outcome
(i.e., how the action will affect progress towards achieving the Objective):
An understanding of harvest regime for polar bear subpopulations will provide a framework to ensure that harvest is carried out in a biologically sustainable manner, and in accordance with sound conservation practices.
Deliverables/ output:
- D1. Report with descriptions of the harvest management regimes for all subpopulations
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