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Tag: Arctic

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Newborn polar bears: A rare glimpse

WWF-Canada's Senior Species Officer, Dr. Peter Ewins, appeared last week on ABC Nightline's Into the Wild series. Read More
WWF-Canada's Senior Species Officer, Dr. Peter Ewins, appeared last week on ABC Nightline's Into the Wild series.
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Catlin Arctic Survey: Spring blooms in the Arctic

WWF is supporting the research of the Catlin Arctic Survey. This year’s research includes an expedition across the ice, as well as an ice base, both in the far north of Canada. The main... Read More
WWF is supporting the research of the Catlin Arctic Survey. This year’s research includes an expedition across the ice,...
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One year after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

One year ago, the world watched in horror as 4.9 million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico. A Canadian spill would be worse. Read More
One year ago, the world watched in horror as 4.9 million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of...
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Catlin Arctic survey video: An arctic algae farm

WWF is supporting the research of the Catlin Arctic Survey. This year’s research includes an expedition across the ice, as well as an ice base, both in the far north of Canada. The main... Read More
WWF is supporting the research of the Catlin Arctic Survey. This year’s research includes an expedition across the ice,...
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Never too young to learn about polar bears

To cover the Life System strand with my split grade 2/3 class, I decided that we would learn about polar bears. My passion for these animals had developed over a few years. Not only... Read More
To cover the Life System strand with my split grade 2/3 class, I decided that we would learn about...
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Welcome to our new Inuvik staffer

There was much foot stomping and whistling at the Inuvik International Polar Year Film Festival – almost all of it coming from the Inuvialuit in the audience. Held in the Midnight Sun Community Centre... Read More
There was much foot stomping and whistling at the Inuvik International Polar Year Film Festival – almost all of...
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The journey north: Chukchi Sea polar bear research

Fourteen years. It’s difficult to believe that this will be my fourteenth consecutive year conducting polar bear captures in Alaska. From my first fall capture season in 1998, I always assume that each... Read More
Fourteen years. It’s difficult to believe that this will be my fourteenth consecutive year conducting polar bear captures in...
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Video of polar bear and cubs in the wild in Wapusk

Peter Ewins and Rhys Gerholdt of WWF spent last week with an ABC News crew from New York in Wapusk National Park, observing the world’s largest concentration of maternity dens for polar bears. Read More
Peter Ewins and Rhys Gerholdt of WWF spent last week with an ABC News crew from New York in...
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Polar bear team update: Its all about energy

Breakfast at 0700 h, then out in the tracked vehicles again, trundling over 1-2 inches of fresh snow, towards the south end of Fletcher Lake at the edge of Wapusk National Park. Read More
Breakfast at 0700 h, then out in the tracked vehicles again, trundling over 1-2 inches of fresh snow, towards...
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Driving on the Beaufort Sea

Last Saturday, we drove on the Beaufort Sea. It was quite amazing. One doesn’t often think about driving on a frozen sea, looking over vast expanses of ice on one side and low headlands... Read More
Last Saturday, we drove on the Beaufort Sea. It was quite amazing. One doesn’t often think about driving on...
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