Tag: Arctic

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Your field guide to narwhal tagging with Dr. Pete Ewins

In August 2011, WWF’s Senior Arctic Species Officer, Dr. Pete Ewins, spent two weeks on Baffin Island with a Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Inuit community narwhal tagging team. Read More
In August 2011, WWF’s Senior Arctic Species Officer, Dr. Pete Ewins, spent two weeks on Baffin Island with a...
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Just when I thought I couldn’t go any further North…

In late-April, I boarded a plane with a group of Inuvialuit and Canadian scientists and embarked on a flight from Inuvik, NWT, across the pure wilderness of the Arctic North Slope, to the Barrow,... Read More
In late-April, I boarded a plane with a group of Inuvialuit and Canadian scientists and embarked on a flight...
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Ain’t nothing wrong with being a walrus

Sometimes things get rough on the ice, and no one understands that better than a walrus. But we were delighted to hear that hockey fans / WWF supporters are taking the edge off... Read More
Sometimes things get rough on the ice, and no one understands that better than a walrus. But we...
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Report Back: Thank you for keeping Arctic Home cool!

This past winter, WWF and Coca-Cola asked you to help conserve the polar bears’ Arctic Home by making pledges to reduce your carbon footprint and donations to support our work in the Arctic. And... Read More
This past winter, WWF and Coca-Cola asked you to help conserve the polar bears’ Arctic Home by making pledges...
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Sun and sea ice in the high arctic

Its -20C, a warm day in March for measuring sea ice conditions in Jones Sound, near Grise Fiord, Canada’s most northerly community. Read More
Its -20C, a warm day in March for measuring sea ice conditions in Jones Sound, near Grise Fiord, Canada’s...
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Sun’s up, lights out- Earth Hour in the Arctic

The town of Inuvik, NWT is the ideal place to start an energy revolution! The community of 3,500 is located 2 degrees North of the Arctic circle. For 8 weeks each year... Read More
The town of Inuvik, NWT is the ideal place to start an energy revolution! The community of 3,500...
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Climate scientists call on hockey enthusiasts for help

Rinkwatch.org, an innovative project led by scientists at Wilfred Laurier University, asks outdoor rink enthusiasts from all over the world to record the location of their rink and all the days that the rink... Read More
Rinkwatch.org, an innovative project led by scientists at Wilfred Laurier University, asks outdoor rink enthusiasts from all over the...
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Do we want to risk ignoring climate change?

Why do anything about the environment or the issue of climate change? This is a question that is posed to me on a weekly basis. Read More
Why do anything about the environment or the issue of climate change? This is a question that is posed...
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