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Live from the Last Ice Area: An Arctic Voyage

Upernavik, GREENLAND – Today, Arctic researchers and WWF staff begin a sailboat voyage that will take them to the heart of the High Arctic. Aboard a small ice-strengthened sailboat, the team will spend the... Read More
Upernavik, GREENLAND – Today, Arctic researchers and WWF staff begin a sailboat voyage that will take them to the...
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WWF opens Iqaluit office

WWF-Canada is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Iqaluit, Nunavut, which will strengthen WWF’s Arctic program and increase its field presence in Nunavut. On August 7, 2012, Vicki Sahanatien will... Read More
WWF-Canada is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Iqaluit, Nunavut, which will strengthen WWF’s Arctic...
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Study shows widespread climate changes underway in B.C’s Oceans affecting fisheries, deep sea-diversity and coastal habitats

VANCOUVER, BC – A newly-released report by WWF and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) reveals that the effects of climate change are reducing fish habitat on B.C.’s coast, threatening the province’s lucrative... Read More
VANCOUVER, BC – A newly-released report by WWF and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) reveals that the...
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Arctic sea ice cracks record low, and more to go

Ottawa, Canada – The Arctic sea ice extent has hit its lowest extent since satellite records began, according to data from the IARC-JAXA Information System and the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center.... Read More
Ottawa, Canada – The Arctic sea ice extent has hit its lowest extent since satellite records began, according to...
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WWF launches fight against wildlife crime

In response to record poaching rates, WWF today is launching a global campaign calling governments to combat illegal wildlife trade and reduce demand for illicit endangered species products. Demand for ivory, rhino horn and... Read More
In response to record poaching rates, WWF today is launching a global campaign calling governments to combat illegal wildlife...
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Rhinos listed among the most threatened species

Jeju, Republic of Korea – Asia’s few remaining Javan and Sumatran rhinos have been identified by conservationists as some of the most threatened animals in the world. A list of the 100 species at... Read More
Jeju, Republic of Korea – Asia’s few remaining Javan and Sumatran rhinos have been identified by conservationists as some...
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NAFO to decide fate of the Grand Banks

TORONTO, September 13, 2012 – The North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) meets September 17-21 in St. Petersburg, Russia to make decisions on the long-term sustainability of Northwest Atlantic fish stocks and, consequently, on the... Read More
TORONTO, September 13, 2012 – The North Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) meets September 17-21 in St. Petersburg, Russia to...
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Celebrate World Oceans Day 2015 with WWF

Canada has the world’s longest coastline—bordering the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans—and one of the largest ocean bodies of any country in the world. World Oceans Day is June 8 and we want... Read More
Canada has the world’s longest coastline—bordering the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans—and one of the largest ocean bodies of...
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‘Captain Canada’ announces new “Canadians for the Great Bear” reflecting growing national concern about the Northern Gateway Pipeline

Voicing the increasingly diverse and national concerns about the proposed oil pipeline and tanker routes through Canada’s remarkable Great Bear region, prominent Canadians joined ‘Captain Canada’ – hockey hero Scott Niedermayer – to become... Read More
Voicing the increasingly diverse and national concerns about the proposed oil pipeline and tanker routes through Canada’s remarkable Great...
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