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Narwhal Camp 2018: Sharks in the slow lane

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 5 August, 2018

Large dark shadows patrol the depths of Tremblay Sound waiting for something to feast on.

Narwhal Camp 2018: A flash of falcon

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 4 August, 2018

The gyrfalcon, known by the Inuit as kilgavikpak, is among the toughest birds in the world.

Narwhal Camp 2018: Tooth walker

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 4 August, 2018

Much to our delight we are paid a visit by two walruses – a mother and her young.

Narwhal Camp 2018: We are in polar bear country

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 3 August, 2018

Suddenly, there they are. A few hundred meters from the camp, a mother polar bear and her two-year old cub.

Narwhal Camp 2018: There she blows!

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 2 August, 2018

Suddenly out of the blue, we hear a blow from a whale.

Narwhal Camp 2018: Measuring the ocean’s rhythm

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 1 August, 2018

We use the sea ice as a platform to get out over the deeper waters of Tremblay.

Narwhal Camp 2018: Bumblebees start their engines

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 31 July, 2018

Bumblebees in the Arctic help the tundra to bloom every spring and summer. Too cold for bees, you ask?

Narwhal camp 2018: Char fishing

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 31 July, 2018

Today we woke up to glorious sunshine…but the sea ice is still coming thick and fast into Tremblay Sound. It was also the kick-off for fish expert Lars Hammer´s char study. Char is an Arctic fish related to the salmon family. The fish is beautifully colored in red, silver and white and for many people […]

Narwhal Camp 2018: Meet the glaucous gull

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 30 July, 2018

The glaucous gull is the most common bird patrolling Tremblay Sound in search of a feast.

Narwhal Camp 2018: A new team member

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 28 July, 2018

In the midst of an Arctic rainstorm, a new team member joins us.

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