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COP16: Protecting Arctic marine biodiversity through ArcNet October 25, 2024 By WWF Global Arctic Programme From 21 October to 1 November, leaders from across the globe are gathering in Cali, Colombia for COP16 — the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological... Read More By WWF Global Arctic Programme From 21 October to 1 November, leaders from across the globe are gathering in Cali,... Read More
Field Notes: Following polar bear footprints February 27, 2024 Last year, Melanie Lancaster, WWF Global Arctic Programme species expert, and Micaela Hellström, founder of MIX Research, embarked on an expedition near Svalbard high in the Arctic. They joined researchers from Norwegian Polar Institute... Read More Last year, Melanie Lancaster, WWF Global Arctic Programme species expert, and Micaela Hellström, founder of MIX Research, embarked on... Read More
On the edge of research: Field notes from a month-long High Arctic wildlife expedition November 24, 2023 Jason Harasimo, WWF-Canada’s associate specialist of Arctic ecosystems, reports back from a month-long field camp in one of the remotest places on Earth where scientists and an Inuk hunter combined new tech and old... Read More Jason Harasimo, WWF-Canada’s associate specialist of Arctic ecosystems, reports back from a month-long field camp in one of the... Read More
Will the Last Ice Area support polar bears? November 8, 2023 Accelerated warming in the Arctic over the past few decades has resulted in rapid changes to the Arctic habitats that marine species rely on. Against this backdrop, the Last Ice Area may be an... Read More Accelerated warming in the Arctic over the past few decades has resulted in rapid changes to the Arctic habitats... Read More
Learning to live alongside polar bears in Whale Cove November 3, 2023 Whale Cove is a small Inuit community located on the western coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut. It is named for the large numbers of beluga whales that congregate in nearby waters every fall.... Read More Whale Cove is a small Inuit community located on the western coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut. It is... Read More
Tech tools in the polar bear conservation toolbox October 20, 2023 Monitoring polar bears and their Arctic habitats is critical in our quest to understand how they are responding to climate change—especially diminishing sea ice. When the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears was... Read More Monitoring polar bears and their Arctic habitats is critical in our quest to understand how they are responding to... Read More
Working to protect Aqviqtuuq for future generations October 23, 2023 The hamlet of Taloyoak, located on the edge of Aqviqtuuq (the Boothia peninsula) in Nunavut, is the northernmost community in mainland Canada. About 1,100 residents call the region home — as do some 2,000... Read More The hamlet of Taloyoak, located on the edge of Aqviqtuuq (the Boothia peninsula) in Nunavut, is the northernmost community... Read More
How community-led patrols are keeping people and polar bears safe November 20, 2022 This past summer, Jason Harasimo, who helms our Arctic Species Conservation Fund program out of WWF-Canada’s Iqaluit office, visited Whale Cove to attend a training for patrollers. He writes about his experience. Read More This past summer, Jason Harasimo, who helms our Arctic Species Conservation Fund program out of WWF-Canada’s Iqaluit office, visited... Read More
The Arctic needs an Emission Control Area — and it needs one now September 6, 2022 The shipping industry transports goods around the world — but that’s not all it brings. Eighty-six per cent of international ships burn Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), the residual product left over from the fuel... Read More The shipping industry transports goods around the world — but that’s not all it brings. Eighty-six per cent of... Read More
Patrolling for polar bears in Whale Cove, Nunavut October 26, 2021 A version of this article originally appeared in The Circle. In fall 2019, WWF responded to a request from the Issatik Hunters and Trappers Organization to fund a locally run polar bear patrol program... Read More A version of this article originally appeared in The Circle. In fall 2019, WWF responded to a request from... Read More
Good news for polar bears in Canada’s central Arctic November 13, 2020 By WWF-Canada’s Brandon Laforest and WWF Arctic’s Melanie Lancaster Polar bears in some parts of Canada are getting fatter and more numerous according to recent survey results from two of the world’s 19 polar... Read More By WWF-Canada’s Brandon Laforest and WWF Arctic’s Melanie Lancaster Polar bears in some parts of Canada are getting fatter... Read More
COVID can’t stop Inuit citizen science in Coral Harbour, NU August 12, 2020 Data is an important part of conservation decision-making but it’s not always easy to gather, especially in the Arctic. That’s why Leonard Netser — a resident of Coral Harbour, a thousand-person town on the... Read More Data is an important part of conservation decision-making but it’s not always easy to gather, especially in the Arctic.... Read More
