The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
The North ◽  
American Model

Public Trust Principles and Trust Administration Functions in the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation: Contributions of Human Dimensions Research

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Organ ◽  
Daniel J. Decker ◽  
Sadie S. Stevens ◽  
Tanya M. Lama ◽  
Catherine Doyle-Capitman
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
The North ◽  
American Model

scholarly journals Indigenizing the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

FACETS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1285-1306
Author(s):  
Mateen A. Hessami ◽  
Ella Bowles ◽  
Jesse N. Popp ◽  
Adam T. Ford
Keyword(s):  
North American ◽  
Wildlife Conservation ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Conservation Practice ◽  
The North ◽  
Indigenous Worldviews ◽  
American Model ◽  
The Many

Although a diversity of approaches to wildlife management persists in Canada and the United States of America, the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAM) is a prevailing model for state, provincial, and federal agencies. The success of the NAM is both celebrated and refuted amongst scholars, with most arguing that a more holistic approach is needed. Colonial rhetoric permeates each of the NAM’s constituent tenets—yet, beyond these cultural and historical problems are the NAM’s underlying conservation values. In many ways, these values share common ground with various Indigenous worldviews. For example, the idea of safeguarding wildlife for future generations, utilizing best available knowledge to solve problems, prioritizing collaboration between nations, and democratizing the process of conserving wildlife all overlap in the many ways that the NAM and common models of Indigenous-led conservation are operationalized. Working to identify shared visions and address necessary amendments of the NAM will advance reconciliation, both in the interest of nature and society. Here, we identify the gaps and linkages between the NAM and Indigenous-led conservation efforts across Canada. We impart a revised NAM—the Indigenizing North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (I-NAM)—that interweaves various Indigenous worldviews and conservation practice from across Canada. We emphasize that the I-NAM should be a continuous learning process that seeks to update and coexist with the NAM, but not replace Indigenous-led conservation.

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