Tag: Nunavut

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A walrus fitted with a satellite tracking tag

Studying how shipping noise affects walruses in Nunavut

Guest article by Cory Matthews, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Arctic Fisheries and Marine Mammal Science Division Foxe Basin, Nunavut is home to some of Canada’s largest groups of Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus... Read More
Guest article by Cory Matthews, Research Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Arctic Fisheries and Marine Mammal Science Division Foxe...
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caribou eating grass

New maps reveal dramatic decline of an Arctic caribou migration range

By Janey Fugate, project manager for the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration For centuries, the migrations of massive herds of caribou defined the ecosystem and lifeways of Indigenous people across the vast Canadian Arctic.... Read More
By Janey Fugate, project manager for the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration For centuries, the migrations of massive herds...
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How mining claims are threatening land-use planning in Nunavut

Right now in Nunavut, a powerful process called mineral claim staking is quietly shaping the future of the territory’s lands and waters. More than just jargon, claim staking is one way the mining industry is inadvertently... Read More
Right now in Nunavut, a powerful process called mineral claim staking is quietly shaping the future of the territory’s...
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Sea ice signals: Using AI to keep caribou ice highways clear

By Lisa-Marie Leclerc, regional biologist for the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and Ellen Bowler, machine learning researcher with the British Antarctic Survey’s AI Lab. Every autumn, the Dolphin and Union caribou herd undertake a... Read More
By Lisa-Marie Leclerc, regional biologist for the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, and Ellen Bowler, machine learning researcher with the...
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Hope and hurdles for the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq herds

By Tina Giroux-Robillard, Executive Director, Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board Whether you know them as etthén, tuktu, atihk or caribou, the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq barren-ground herds are central to life in northern Canada.... Read More
By Tina Giroux-Robillard, Executive Director, Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board Whether you know them as etthén, tuktu, atihk...
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Inuit communities connect to conserve

Talking to neighbours in person has always been the best way to learn and find common ground. But while just as true for neighbouring communities, it’s much harder when it’s 25 Nunavut communities spread... Read More
Talking to neighbours in person has always been the best way to learn and find common ground. But while...
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Ore carrier ships in Arctic with land in distant background

What’s next for Baffinland’s Mary River Mine?

The Mary River iron mine is the biggest industrial development project and largest private-sector employer in Nunavut. Located in the northern interior of Baffin Island, and owned by Baffinland, it contributes nearly a quarter... Read More
The Mary River iron mine is the biggest industrial development project and largest private-sector employer in Nunavut. Located in...
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Nunavut’s native plants are among the planet’s toughest

Hardy native plants provide a strong foundation for Nunavut’s land-based food webs, which sustain people as well as wildlife like lemmings, ptarmigan, barren-ground caribou and more. Read More
Hardy native plants provide a strong foundation for Nunavut’s land-based food webs, which sustain people as well as wildlife...
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An Inuk man watches an icebreaker, Nunavut, Canada

Don’t let ships sail around the Arctic’s Heavy Fuel Oil ban

By Kailee Scott and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping On July 1st, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic finally comes... Read More
By Kailee Scott and Sam Davin, Marine Conservation and Shipping On July 1st, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ban...
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