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RACER – The Quest to Identify Important Arctic Places in a Changing Climate

February 25, 2011

Mush! The only race in town this past week was the Yukon Quest, a grueling dog sled endurance race of 1,000 miles from Whitehorse to Fairbanks. Our WWF team, however, was in Alaska... Read More

Mush! The only race in town this past week was the Yukon Quest, a grueling dog sled endurance race...
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Wanted: Marine Spatial Planner in Inuvik. Loves a challenge. And the cold.

February 16, 2011

Well, we are off to the races. Figuratively, of course, but I am very excited that our job advertisement for the position of marine spatial planner here in Inuvik yielded so many excellent candidates.... Read More

Well, we are off to the races. Figuratively, of course, but I am very excited that our job advertisement...
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A taste of the Arctic

February 9, 2011

My apprehension quickly evaporated. Read More

My apprehension quickly evaporated.
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Beaufort Sea initiative

January 21, 2011

But I don’t have a head scarf, I said, looking at my taxi driver, who came here via Calgary from the Sudan. It’s fine, he said, no one minds. Read More

But I don’t have a head scarf, I said, looking at my taxi driver, who came here via Calgary...
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Polar bear tracker update: Something is missing in the East

January 10, 2011

One week into January, and at least our three tracked bears are well out on Hudson Bay. That's the good news and welcome it is in this new year. But the bad news is... Read More

One week into January, and at least our three tracked bears are well out on Hudson Bay. That's the...
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A winter solstice greeting from Inuvik

December 21, 2010

I head south for the holidays on the shortest day of the year – the winter solstice on December 21. Yet my journey involves 11 hours’ flying time – five hours from Inuvik to... Read More

I head south for the holidays on the shortest day of the year – the winter solstice on December...
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It’s not too late to save polar bears: study

December 17, 2010

A new paper published in Nature magazine suggests that reductions in greenhouse gases would be effective in saving polar bear populations from the worst effects of climate change. The report says that the bears’... Read More

A new paper published in Nature magazine suggests that reductions in greenhouse gases would be effective in saving polar...
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Settling into my new role in Inuvik

December 16, 2010

The Mackenzie River crossing is open - that is, it is frozen hard. I know because today I could find lemongrass, fresh basil and wonderful pears at Arctic Foods. The price of which you... Read More

The Mackenzie River crossing is open - that is, it is frozen hard. I know because today I could...
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Video: The Daily Planet – Polar bears waiting for sea ice to freeze

December 2, 2010

CTV Daily Planet host Jay Ingrim speaks with WWF Global Arctic Programme Polar Bear Biologist Geoff York from the shores of Hudson Bay Canada. Geoff was at Cape Churchill with our partners Polar Bears... Read More

CTV Daily Planet host Jay Ingrim speaks with WWF Global Arctic Programme Polar Bear Biologist Geoff York from the...
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Video – Polar bears: Is there hope? What can you do?

November 29, 2010

Three fantastic new videos from WWF's polar bear expert - including a special call to action. Read More

Three fantastic new videos from WWF's polar bear expert - including a special call to action.
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This amazing part of Manitoba

November 26, 2010

The WWF Arctic Global Polar Bear specialist, Geoff York, is on a field trip in Churchill on the Hudson Bay, observing and blogging about polar bears. Below is the ninth blog from our ‘eyes... Read More

The WWF Arctic Global Polar Bear specialist, Geoff York, is on a field trip in Churchill on the Hudson...
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Manitoba’s Polar Bear Alert Program: Bigger jail, busier emergency number

November 17, 2010

675-BEAR. Keep that 24-hour hotline number handy to report a polar bear in the Churchill area. The phone has rung more than 2,000 times in the past 30 years and it’s likely to get... Read More

675-BEAR. Keep that 24-hour hotline number handy to report a polar bear in the Churchill area. The phone has...
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