Article ID: CBB089109057

Political Animals: Barren Ground Caribou and the Managers in a “Post-Normal” Age (July 2017)

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This article examines barren ground caribou conservation in the Canadian north from the 1940s to the 1980s, reframing it as an important moment in the history of science. I argue that in order to make sense of government management policy, we need to understand conservation as a “crisis science.” The possibility of species extinction impelled biologists to act without knowing all they might have wished to know. To address this uncertainty, new people and perspectives were brought to bear on management. Doing so changed the practices and social relations of science, shaping how we know and what we know.

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Authors & Contributors
Ken J. Caine
Osemudiame Okpoko, Mercy
Brenda Parlee
Hans Olav Bråtå
Griffin, Robert
Sandloss, John
Concepts
Natural resource management
Ecology
Environmental history
Forests and forestry
Conservation of natural resources
Environmental protection
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, late
Places
Canada
United States
Arctic regions
Missouri (U.S.)
Nigeria
Islands of the Pacific
Institutions
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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