Tag: Arctic

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Students on Ice: How to Pack

WWF's Jessie Sitnick is on Students on Ice's 2013 Arctic Expedition. Follow her stories from the voyage. Read More
WWF's Jessie Sitnick is on Students on Ice's 2013 Arctic Expedition. Follow her stories from the voyage.
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The frozen ocean: Oceans Day dispatch from the Arctic

In my visits to communities along the Beaufort Sea in Canada’s Western Arctic, I have heard many people describe the value that they receive for the ocean- both in its liquid and ice form.... Read More
In my visits to communities along the Beaufort Sea in Canada’s Western Arctic, I have heard many people describe...
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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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