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Up close with the penguins of the Arctic
What Wildlife Conservation Society Canada scientists discovered after examining a colony of thick-billed murres in Cape Parry, N.W.T.
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What Wildlife Conservation Society Canada scientists discovered after examining a colony of thick-billed murres in Cape Parry, N.W.T.
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Snowy owls have evolved to survive the harsh environment of the Arctic tundra, but can they survive its warming?
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Plus: wolverine genome is sequenced for first time, Arctic fish species is found to produce antifreeze, dinosaur fossil discovered showing some skin and a pesky Canadian insect is feeling the heat
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Plus, more news from the North: new polar bear population brings hope, Nunavik sentinel discovers new butterfly species, N.W.T. gets a new National Wildlife Area and Canada’s Arctic provides a blueprint for life on Mars.
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The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution
Exploration
Sunniva Sorby spent two winters living in total isolation on the Norwegian Arctic island of Svalbard to raise awareness of the massive impact climate change is having on our polar regions
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Two adventurers have extended their stay in isolation in Svalbard, Norway to continue gathering wildlife observations in the remote Arctic
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From phytoplankton to drones, citizen science in the remote Svalbard wilderness is contributing to research around the world
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From sea ice to ocean currents, Svalbard has a unique yet fragile environment that may look very different as climate change shifts weather patterns
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Drones are providing new ways of tracking wildlife and mapping changes in the Arctic
Environment
Warming trends continue due to human-caused climate change
Environment
A multi-year diving expedition led by the Canadian Museum of Nature aims to learn more about the diversity and distribution of seaweed in the Arctic
Environment
Inuit food security and self-governance in a rapidly warming Arctic are at the centre of a new policy paper issued by the Inuit Circumpolar Council
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The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
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Your weekly CanGeo round-up of wildlife news
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As one of Canada's most recognizable animals, the polar bear is the largest bear in the world and the top predator in the Arctic.
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Highly adapted to living in the cold, the Arctic hare has shortened ears and limbs and almost a quarter of its body is made up of fat. …
Science & Tech
Des experts inuits et des scientifiques d’Environnement Canada collaborent pour gérer une explosion démographique de l’oie des neiges
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The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in ice cores from Lancaster Sound highlights plastic pollution’s disturbing reach
Environment
A study of more than 1,700 glaciers on northern Ellesmere Island found six per cent of ice coverage disappeared between 1999 and 2015
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How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Science & Tech
Satellite detection of whales is improving rapidly, but finding the behemoth creatures is still surprisingly tricky
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A new Google project zeroes in on Canada’s Devon Island, the most Mars-like environment on Earth
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How the Joint Arctic Weather Stations program did more than just fill in a blank on the nation’s weather map
Science & Tech
Duncan will meet with climate change researchers and community leaders in Resolute, Nunavut
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A northern research expedition has been postponed until July due to unusually hazardous ice conditions
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Brian and Dee Keating share their incredible rafting journey in the remote Arctic tundra on a once-in-a-lifetime Canadian Geographic Adventure
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Souvenir d’un périple sous la glace lors de la venue du roi Charles III dans le passage du Nord-Ouest en 1975
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Remembering a 1975 journey under the ice of the Northwest Passage with King Charles III
People & Culture
Inuvialuit fishers are adapting to rising numbers of Pacific salmon in the western Canadian Arctic, but fears remain about impacts on native species
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Carved deep into the permafrost, the 19-room underground freezer preserves food and tradition in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region
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In the stillness of an Arctic midwinter night, an old church bell rang out, and I stopped breathing for a few seconds
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360-degree views of the Itijjagiaq Trail, a traditional route across southern Baffin Island that is now part of The Great Trail's national trail network
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It's now possible to virtually visit the northern tip of Canada
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Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
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People & Culture
Inuit Knowledge Keeper George Angohiatok shares stories from his unique childhood and his life mission of teaching the skills and traditions he learned from his family to younger generations
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How the Polarstern icebreaker accomplished the largest polar expedition in history — and what scientists learned
Environment
The conventional thinking around building design in the Arctic is changing to reflect the region’s geographic and cultural diversity and give northerners more agency
People & Culture
The renowned Arctic landscape painter and Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society lost his battle with cancer on Nov. 5, 2021
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut
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A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
Environment
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
People & Culture
“His life’s work held true:” Leona Aglukkaq, former Minister of Environment and Parks Canada, on the admired Inuit oral historian
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The Arctic researcher has a long association with the Society
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The wreck of the Nova Zembla — the first High Arctic whaling ship to be discovered — sheds light on a little-understood chapter of Canada’s past
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After inheriting her family’s staggering fortune, Louise Arner Boyd organized, financed and directed seven expeditions to the Arctic — yet her contributions to polar science remain virtually unknown
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Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
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In his new book, Rowing the Northwest Passage, Canadian adventurer Kevin Vallely recounts his 2013 attempt to transit the famous Arctic route
People & Culture
Canadian painter and filmmaker Cory Trépanier explores the sublime and rapidly changing Canadian Arctic
People & Culture
Ottawa-area marathoner Steven Jackson is one of only 39 people to ever finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra
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Dean Hadley was the youngest member of the crew that first navigated the Northwest Passage west to east in 1940. He passed away last Friday at the age of 98.
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Fly away home, Father Goose
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Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
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See photos that will inspire you to put Baffin Island on your list of summer getaways, and read a review of the camera equipment (provided by Vistek and Nikon Canada) used to capture them
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Using cameras baited with squid, researchers were able to gather information about these ancient Arctic fish without taking any out of the water
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Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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The March/April issue of Canadian Geographic magazine is themed around the North — who lives there, how it's changing, and why it matters. Here, learn more about…
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"Arctic on the Edge" expedition will see the RCGS' Explorer-in-Residence document the life cycle of Arctic ice and gather Inuit testimony on climate change
People & Culture
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North
Environment
Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime
Environment
Expedition Arctic Botany will allow curious members of the public to explore the plants of the Arctic region without leaving home, while contributing to our understanding of Arctic ecosystems
Environment
Arctic permafrost is thawing. What does that mean for the North — and the rest of us?
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Microbes and mosses have demonstrated rapid growth in the last 50 years
People & Culture
The Canada C3 expedition aims to connect Canadians through arts, science, culture and education during a five-month journey around the country
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Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space