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Animal Facts: Polar bear
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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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Four high school geography students prepare to represent Canada in a virtual global geography competition
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Four high school geography students are preparing to leave for Hong Kong, where they’ll represent Canada in a global geography competition
Wildlife
The latest population statistics reflect the expensive, dangerous and complex nature of polar bear research — but innovative new techniques may offer a solution
Wildlife
New report from the WWF calls for increased international cooperation on polar bear conservation
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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.
Wildlife
How the drama of climate change is playing out on a small island in Hudson Bay
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The number of polar bears living around southern Hudson Bay has dropped by nearly a fifth since 2011
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Scientists predict a warming climate could increase wind speeds and alter the animal’s ability to hunt
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Meet the newest polar bear cubs at the Assiniboine Park Zoo, and watch an adult polar bear swim underwater
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Photographer Daisy Gilardini talks about polar bears in Wapusk National Park and her Best Wildlife Photography 2018 cover shot
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Nicklen marries art, science and conservation in new book Born To Ice
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Winter apparel brand Canada Goose has partnered with Polar Bears International to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on the north’s most iconic animal
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Researchers suggest effects of climate change could increase number of attacks, which historically have been low
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Photographer Dax Justin shares what it’s like to walk on the tundra with the apex predator on an Arctic safari with Churchill Wild
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Canadian Geographic's newest Photographer-in-Residence gives us a glimpse at her process
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Environment
Polar lows are particularly challenging to forecast due to their small size and short lifetime
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Photographer Martin Gregus recounts his summer 2020 expedition to the western coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba
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See where 14 polar bears are moving through Hudson Bay, and learn their stories.
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Salmon runs are failing and grizzlies seem to be on the move in the islands between mainland B.C. and northern Vancouver Island. What’s going on in the Broughton Archipelago?
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Researchers say cavities in fossilized bear teeth suggest that even early in their evolution, bears geared up for winter by eating sugary berries
Environment
Welcome to the sinaaq, or floe edge, where landfast ice meets open Arctic Ocean and species thrive
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Wildlife is figuring out that human infrastructure helps with the hunt
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An estimated annual $175-billion business, the illegal trade in wildlife is the world’s fourth-largest criminal enterprise. It stands to radically alter the animal kingdom.
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As polar bears move inland earlier across parts of the Arctic, they're geting a taste for eider eggs
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Researchers are already seeing the effects of climate change on polar bear reproduction
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Gregus received the Rising Star Portfolio Award in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Canadian Geographic caught up with him for the story behind the photos.
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Did you know polar bears aren't actually white? Or that bears mark their territory by rubbing their backs on trees?
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Adventurers Sunniva Sorby and Hilde Fålun Strøm, founders of Hearts in the Ice, return to Svalbard, Norway, for a second overwintering to build on their citizen science work
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Five years have passed since the International Polar Year. Brush up on Canada's science projects and reflect on where the science stands now!
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From coal mining to scientific research, the remote archipelago of Svalbard has a rich and complex heritage
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The Canadian High Arctic Research Station is set to open in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, later this year. How will it affect our understanding and appreciation of the North and the rapid change occurring there?
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Also: Climate changed restaurant menus, sandhill cranes in New Brunswick, bears waking up from their slumber — and a pesky woodpecker hits Canada where it hurts
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This will be the first time Canada has entered a team into the competition, which is being hosted in Quebec City next August
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Team Canada picked up three medals at the 16th International Geography Olympiad in Hong Kong
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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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Meet the young geographers who will represent Canada on the world stage at the 2018 “iGeo” in Quebec City
Travel
Paul Colangelo shares images from his time exploring the North with the first Canadian to walk in space
Environment
The uncertainty and change that's currently disrupting the region dominated the annual meeting's agenda
Places
In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it
People & Culture
We caught up with Indigenous filmmaker Sarain Fox to talk Giiwewizh — a series of 16 short films directed and shot in isolation on iPhone 12
Wildlife
Photographer Michelle Valberg showcases her stunning pictures from within Canada's only grizzly sanctuary
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Can Geo editors reveal their favourite destinations and travel experiences from the past year to help inspire your next adventure in Canada and beyond
Wildlife
Loss of sea-ice habitat due to climate warming has been highlighted as the single most important threat to the long-term survival of polar bears
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Study highlights important interconnections between bears, salmon and humans for future management practices
People & Culture
In celebration of its 90th year, the RCGS handed out awards to a diverse and star-studded roster of honourees
Mapping
Kids from around the world submit hand-drawn maps for International Cartographic Association contest
Mapping
Remote locations and international clientele make the industry particularly vulnerable
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Photographer Greg Harvey on what it's like to capture a young polar bear's first forays into the world
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Bears could be facing a tough winter after an early berry season and a fall salmon run that was projected to be low.
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Celebrating a springtime ritual of polar bear cubs emerging from the dens of Manitoba's famed Wapusk National Park
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The polar bear jail in Churchill, Man. is seeing more inmates than usual
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As polar bears spend more time on land as a result of melting ice, they will have to shift their diets in order to survive
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Silicon Valley software developers and B.C. conservation biologists create a facial recognition technology with photos of bears in B.C. and Alaska
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Plus: Tree species at risk, inbreeding polar bears, and a 20,000-kilometre butterfly chase
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Canada boasts three of the world’s eight bear species. This brightly-coloured map helps show where they all range.
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What do you do if you encounter a bear? (Photo: Larry Erlendson)
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Environment
Leaves are out almost a month early in some parts of the United States, and bears are beginning to emerge from their dens — but an early spring can be problematic for some species
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What does it take to operate high-tech scientific facilities — including live-study growing chambers and necropsy, genomics and imaging labs — in Canada’s Arctic?
Environment
In an excerpt from his new book, A Life of Extremes: The Life and Times of a Polar Filmmaker, filmmaker Max Quinn offers unique insight to some of the most beautiful and extreme places on earth
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Plus: Racing to find a vaccine for chronic wasting disease, narwhal “flukeprints” and tool-using polar bears
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From bestselling author James Raffan comes an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious existence in the changing Arctic
Travel
A polar expedition has never been this comfortable
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A warmer, wetter, and wilder climate is unbalancing the Arctic ecosystem
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From Roberta Bondar to Harriet Brooks, Canada has more than its fair share of women scientists to be proud of. However women are still a minority in the STEM fields
Science & Tech
How much do you know about the places that deliver us to the sky?
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Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg takes us on her photography expedition to the famed grizzly sanctuary
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Illegal fishing is one of the greatest challenges to ensuring the sustainability of ocean resources, says Fisheries and Oceans Canada