Tag: polar bears

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Welcome to Inuvik – the place where people meet

This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well, almost. Read More
This summer, WWF established a new office in the Western Arctic’s regional center of Inuvik and parachuted me in...well,...
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Students on Ice, Day 13

We’ve packed a lot into the past 13 days. Some evenings, I have to look at my little notebook to remember what we did that morning. Read More
We’ve packed a lot into the past 13 days. Some evenings, I have to look at my little notebook...
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Students on Ice(land), Day 4: Go West

For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and beyond. Sure, I wondered what places, people and species we’d encounter – but first and... Read More
For weeks, I’ve been wondering what would happen when we finally boarded our ship from Iceland to Greenland and...
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Painting the town recycled

A room stacked full of bottles, egg cartons, bits of fabric, cork, newspapers, plastic lids, and much more, might sound like a scene from “Hoarders”. But to the children at The Chartwell House... Read More
A room stacked full of bottles, egg cartons, bits of fabric, cork, newspapers, plastic lids, and much more, might...
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Tracking megafauna in Iceland

Some people say WWF spends too much time talking about charismatic megafauna (a fancy way of saying interesting big animals). Read More
Some people say WWF spends too much time talking about charismatic megafauna (a fancy way of saying interesting big...
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It will be the experience of a lifetime. Transformative. Inspiring. Like no other trip you can imagine. A classroom and an education without lockers and desks.

That’s what’s in store for the four high school students who are selected to participate in an Arctic expedition this summer aboard the Students on Ice ship. WWF is funding four spots for youth,... Read More
That’s what’s in store for the four high school students who are selected to participate in an Arctic expedition...
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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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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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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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