Welcome to the WWF Arctic Blog.

Follow us on an expedition to the heart of the Arctic, where summer sea ice is projected to last the longest.

Visit the WWF narwhal tracker May 2012 As of May 13th, sea-ice in the Baffin Bay system is changing rapidly now, with already large areas of open water at the northern end (an area commonly referred to as the Northwater Polynya, where due to factors such as water circulation, wind and upwellings extensive areas of […]

Femke Koopmans from WWF-Netherlands joined the Arctic Programme’s Geoff York to learn from the international community the best ways to prevent conflict between bears and people.

The value of partnerships for Arctic conservation: dispatches from the International Polar Year conference.

WWF is not only attending this week’s International Polar Year conference, but also contributing to the wealth of polar science presented there.

The Polar Research Board (PRB) is taking a look back at the lessons and legacies of a pivotal International Polar Year with a new report.

WWF’s Global Arctic Programme is at the International Polar Year conference in Montreal, Canada.

Despite temperatures well below freezing, Cape Kozhevnikov is bustling. The Umky Patrol is hard at work, using tractors and snowmobiles to transport frozen walrus carcasses and pile them outside town.

Visit the WWF narwhal tracker February 2012 These 4 narwhals are not moving much now. We are approaching March, which in most parts of the Arctic is the month of maximum sea-ice cover. These narwhal are in the area thought to be most regularly used in winter by this species, between SE Baffin Island and […]

Visit the WWF narwhal tracker November 2011 It’s great to see that all of the 7 custom designed narwhal satellite radio tags are performing well. This brings us weekly updated information about key areas used in Baffin Bay and northern Davis Strait. With Canadian Arctic temperatures having plummeted to 20-30C below zero this past week, […]