Fuelling Extinction: Caribou, Extraction and the State

Friday, Oct. 24, 12-1 p.m.

A-1045

Dr. Rosemary-Claire Collard is a political ecologist and economic geographer who works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. The talk will be on:

Fueling extinction: Caribou, extraction and the state

Extinction studies, animal studies and animal geographies all advocate “centering the animal” in research. This is often accomplished by conducting research in spaces of human-animal
encounter, like the caribou maternal pen above. When trying to understand and intervene in problems like extinction, though, it can be important to center not only the animal but also the
political and economic structures that position animals as disposable. Methodologically, this can require ranging far from animals and spaces of encounter, into extinction’s “conditions of
existence.” Along these lines, this talk presents a slice of research from a collaborative in-process book that investigates the state-fueled extractive land-use change driving caribou
endangerment in Treaty 8 territory of West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nation.

Presented by Geography Graduate Student Association; Department of Geography

Event Listing 2025-10-24 12:00:00 2025-10-24 13:00:00 America/St_Johns Fuelling Extinction: Caribou, Extraction and the State Dr. Rosemary-Claire Collard is a political ecologist and economic geographer who works as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. The talk will be on: Fueling extinction: Caribou, extraction and the state Extinction studies, animal studies and animal geographies all advocate “centering the animal” in research. This is often accomplished by conducting research in spaces of human-animal encounter, like the caribou maternal pen above. When trying to understand and intervene in problems like extinction, though, it can be important to center not only the animal but also the political and economic structures that position animals as disposable. Methodologically, this can require ranging far from animals and spaces of encounter, into extinction’s “conditions of existence.” Along these lines, this talk presents a slice of research from a collaborative in-process book that investigates the state-fueled extractive land-use change driving caribou endangerment in Treaty 8 territory of West Moberly First Nations and Saulteau First Nation. A-1045 Geography Graduate Student Association; Department of Geography